Joel Murphy Elected to Crawford & Company® Board of Directors
27 June 2024 - 6:37AM
Business Wire
Extending Crawford Board to Ten Directors
Crawford & Company® (NYSE: CRD-A and CRD-B) is pleased to
announce the appointment of Joel Murphy as an independent director,
effective June 25, 2024.
Murphy boasts an impressive background with 35 years of
experience in national capital markets, real estate acquisition and
development, market analysis, board membership and legal expertise.
From 2019 to 2022, Murphy served as president, CEO and board chair
of Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. (PAC) (NYSE: APTS). Prior
to becoming CEO of PAC, Murphy founded and grew New Market
Properties, LLC as a wholly owned subsidiary of PAC and served as
president. Currently, he is chief executive officer of Murphy
Capital and Advisory Group LLC, a consulting firm and advisory
which promotes and guides quality growth and capital strategies for
private and public companies.
“We are proud to welcome Joel to our Board of Directors. He
brings with him a wealth of experience and trusted investment
perspective, which will further strengthen the bench of esteemed
experts on the Crawford board of directors,” says Rohit Verma,
president and CEO. “His strategic acumen and proven leadership will
be instrumental in guiding our future growth.”
Murphy is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate in Economics from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Law Review and
honors graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law. He was
previously recognized as one of Atlanta’s “Most Admired CEOs” by
the Atlanta Business Chronicle and currently serves on the Board of
Directors for The Orvis Company.
Jesse C. Crawford Jr., non-executive chair of the board, also
expressed enthusiasm about the appointment. “I look forward to
working alongside Joel as we continue to drive Crawford’s
envisioned future. His fresh insights will undoubtedly serve our
company and shareholders well.”
About Crawford®
Based in Atlanta, Crawford & Company (NYSE: CRD‐A and CRD‐B)
is a leading global provider of claims management and outsourcing
solutions to insurance companies and self‐insured entities with an
expansive network serving clients in more than 70 countries. The
Company’s two classes of stock are substantially identical, except
with respect to voting rights for the Class B Common Stock (CRD-B)
and protections for the non-voting Class A Common Stock (CRD-A).
More information is available at www.crawco.com.
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