"I'm excited and humbled to lead GB'sNorth America business," Hessling said in a statement. "We have anincredible team of talented professionals, who are extremelypassionate about making a positive impact for our clients, theirbusinesses and the people they employ and serve." (Photo: GallagherBassett)

Gallagher Bassett (GB) promoted Mike Hessling to CEO, NorthAmerica. He will report directly to Scott Hudson, the company'sglobal CEO.

"Mike has been a leader with GB for over seven years and has atremendous track record as North America chief client officer,leading our sales and account management teams," GB Global CEOScott Hudson said in a statement. "He has also been a driving forcebehind the building of our industry-leading analytics team. Mike'sknowledge of the North America market, proven ability to workacross all functions and passion for GB's culture and team, makeshim the perfect person to lead our North America business."

Looking forward

As the company has grown over the past decade, the North Americabusiness diversified across market segments and capabilities. Thegrowth and diversification made it necessary for the GallagherBassett to prioritize investment and focus on execution of itsNorth America strategy.

His three main responsibilities are delivering on its commitmentto clients, growing the business and driving execution of keyinitiatives throughout the business.

"I'm excited and humbled to lead GB's North America business,"Hessling said in a statement. "We have an incredible team oftalented professionals, who are extremely passionate about making apositive impact for our clients, their businesses and the peoplethey employ and serve."

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