Chris Bartnik Joins Lockton Companies as Senior Vice President in Washington, D.C.

Experienced executive will help clients excel as part of the company's Employee Benefits business

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Sep 15, 2014, 04:22 ET

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockton Companies announced Chris Bartnik has joined Lockton's Washington, D.C. office as Senior Vice President. Lockton is the world's largest privately held, independent insurance broker.

Bartnik brings a wealth of experience to Lockton's Employee Benefits business providing health, welfare, and voluntary benefit plan solutions for a wide range of clients. He comes to Lockton from Wells Fargo, where he was instrumental in building that office into a widely recognized provider of solutions for clients in the government contracting and technology industries.

"Lockton has been well established as a center of excellence for benefit plan consulting in the D.C. area," said Robert Connolly, President of Lockton's D.C. operation. "We are very excited to add Chris' expertise to our already strong team. We recognize our clients expect that we bring solutions that help them remain competitive is a quickly changing landscape. Chris has made a career in helping clients navigate that landscape effectively."

He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Penn State University.

Bartnik will operate from Lockton's Washington, D.C. office at 1801 K Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, D.C. 20006. He can be reached by phone at (202) 414-2400.

About Lockton

More than 5,300 professionals at Lockton provide 41,000 clients around the world with risk management, insurance, and employee benefits consulting services that improve their businesses. From its founding in 1966 in Kansas City, Missouri, Lockton has attracted entrepreneurial professionals who have driven its growth to become the largest privately held, independent insurance broker in the world and 10^thlargest overall. Independent researcher Greenwich Associates has awarded Lockton its Service Excellence Award for risk management for large companies. For five consecutive years, Business Insurance magazine has recognized Lockton as a "Best Place to Work in Insurance." To see the latest insights from Lockton's experts, check Lockton Market Update.

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