David Stills has been appointed global risk management executive at Sedgwick, a global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions.
Stills will focus on global carrier relations, global insurance markets, risk management, and litigation strategy and practices for clients’ businesses.
In his new role, he will advise the company on how to address issues that global organisations are facing during the pandemic, including hard insurance markets that have developed as a result of the crisis.
Most recently, Stills held the position of vice president of global risk management at Walmart, a role he held for 18 years.
At Walmart, he led a team of over 550 risk management and risk finance professionals, with responsibility for Walmart’s global risk management division, including all lines of global insurance, captive insurance company management, US-based casualty claims management, and executive leadership of Walmart Claims Services, Walmart’s wholly-owned third-party administrator.
Stills currently serves on the board of advisors of the Workers’ Compensation Institute (WCI), a non-profit educational organisation that serves as a comprehensive resource to all workers’ compensation stakeholders.
He has also worked with the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI), serving on its board of directors for several years, and he has worked on the board of directors of the Arkansas Self Insurers Guaranty board.
Mike Arbour, CEO of Sedgwick, commented: “With an experienced professional like David Stills joining our team, we are confident that Sedgwick will continue to strengthen our caring counts approach to all client relations and customer service.”
“We are excited to have such a well-respected and knowledgeable industry leader join our ranks and look forward to working together to achieve continued success.”
Commenting on his new role, Stills said: “Sedgwick is a company that continues to drive efficiency and innovation within the claims industry, and I am honoured to join them in their efforts. I’m looking forward to sharing my experiences with the company and aim to further ensure that all of Sedgwick’s clients’ needs are met to the highest standard.”
