Lockton Adds Another Technology Expert In San Jose

Gall joins leading insurance broker

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Jul 18, 2012, 06:09 ET

SAN JOSE, Calif., 18 July 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Barbara Gall recently joined Lockton as Senior Vice President, Technology Practice in its San Jose, California office.

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Lockton continues to strengthen its property and casualty practice by increasing its depth of expertise in providing strategic risk management to mid- and large-size companies. Gall will have a lead role in expanding Lockton's presence in the San Francisco Bay Area and throughout the western region.

Barbara Gall was most recently a Senior Vice President and Client Manager at Marsh's Technology Center of Excellence in San Jose, providing strategic program recommendations to communications, media and technology companies. Gall also worked as Assistant Vice President and Account Manager at Johnson & Higgins' Technology & Risk Management Practice. Gall holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from California State University, Long Beach.

Gall will be part of the Technology Practice team reporting to Kevin Hoskinson, who was the former Risk Manager of Sun Microsystems.

"Barbara brings a wealth of experience in the property and casualty marketplace. She will be an asset to our clients by bringing unique expertise in her work with global technology companies. Our clients will benefit from her innovative approach and deep experience. We are delighted to have her as part of the Lockton team," said Hoskinson, Practice Leader at Lockton's Technology Practice in San Jose.

Barbara Gall can be reached at 408.200.3672 (W) or [email protected].

More than 4,450 professionals at Lockton provide more than 15,000 clients around the world with insurance, benefits, and risk management services, offering an uncommon level of client service. From its founding in 1966 in Kansas City, Missouri, Lockton has grown to become the largest privately held insurance broker in the world and 9th largest overall. Independent researcher Greenwich Associates awarded Lockton its 2011 Service Excellence Award for risk management for large companies. For three consecutive years, Business Insurance has recognized Lockton as a "Best Place to Work in Insurance."

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