Allenbrook Expands Management Team.Business Editors LOWELL, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 2001 Allenbrook (www.allenbrook.com) announces the appointment of four new company executives: Ethan Whitaker, senior vice president of product development; Bob Chadwick, vice president of product development; Peter Zale, vice president of product management; and Michelle Harris, vice president of finance and administration. "We are pleased to add such high-caliber talent to our management team," says Euan Menzies, Allenbrook CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Under their direction, Allenbrook solidifies the reorganization begun last spring and affirms its leadership position in providing policy administration tools to the property and casualty insurance industry." In his role of senior vice president of product development, Ethan Whitaker will be responsible for software development, quality control, business analysis, release services, and research and development. Whitaker joins the company from VIC VIC Victor VIC Victoria (State of Australia) VIC Victory VIC Victim (police slang) VIC Vicinity VIC Vicar VIC Vicarage VIC Virtual Information Center (APAN) Corp., which merged with Allenbrook in May 2001. Whitaker, former president and CEO of VIC Corp., created the VIC browser-based graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to for back-end processing systems. Before founding VIC Corp., Whitaker spent several years developing software for Allenbrook and Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. Bob Chadwick, vice president of product development, will manage daily operations and help to provide guidance of Allenbrooks product development efforts. Chadwick joins the company from VIC Corp., where he was executive vice president. He brings strong business management and organizational development expertise to Allenbrook, having founded and managed for 20 years a real estate marketing firm and providing independent consulting to a variety of business and financial institutions, including Maine Maine, ship Maine, U.S. battleship destroyed (Feb. 15, 1898) in Havana harbor by an explosion that killed 260 men. The incident helped precipitate the Spanish-American War (Apr., 1898). Commanded by Capt. Charles Sigsbee, the ship had been sent (Jan. State Housing Authority, Bath Savings Institution, and Questor, a portfolio consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a . As vice president of product management, Peter Zale will define Allenbrook product and service offerings. He will manage software upgrades for both Phoenix and VIC and maintain close relationships with the companys user groups and business partners. Before this appointment, Zale served as program manager at Allenbrook. He has more than 25 years of experience in the insurance industry with companies including MassWest, CIGNA CIGNA CG (Connecticut General Life Insurance Company) INA (Insurance Company of North America) , and Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. Michelle Harris has been promoted to vice president of finance and administration, where she will provide leadership for the companys finance and facilities management The management of a user's computer installation by an outside organization. All operations including systems, programming and the datacenter can be performed by the facilities management organization on the user's premises. organizations. Harris was promoted from controller and brings more than ten years of financial leadership at Allenbrook and Compaq Computer Corp. to the position. About Allenbrook Allenbrook Inc. provides enterprise-wide automation and consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" to some of the most successful, creative property and casualty insurers in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Allenbrook endeavors to provide excellent value to its customers, yield an excellent return on investment both profit and equity offer strategic advantages to its owners and investors, ensure employees with a pleasant and challenging work environment, and provide a system to simplify the processing of insurance. |
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