The National Insurance Crime Bureau said it has named James K. Schweitzer as senior vice president and chief operating officer.
Mr. Schweitzer replaces Joe Wehrle, who became president and chief executive officer of the Des Plaines, Ill.-based association when former president and CEO Bob Bryant retired.
The NICB said Mr. Schweitzer is a former director of the South Carolina Department of Public Safety, where he led 1,500 employees charged with enforcing traffic, motor vehicle and motor carrier laws; providing security for public officials and state properties; and administering highway safety and criminal justice grant programs.
Prior to becoming director of Public Safety, Mr. Schweitzer served over 33 years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He began his FBI career in Tampa, Fla., and served in a variety of assignments in the field and at FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.
As chief of New Agent's Training at the FBI Academy, Mr. Schweitzer supervised all instructors and was responsible for the FBI's National Academy Program.
In 2002, he was appointed Special Agent in Charge of the Columbia, S.C., FBI office where he oversaw the creation of a Joint Terrorism Task Force and the opening of a computer crime center.
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