United Insurance Holdings Corp. (“UPC Insurance”) has named Andrew Swenson to be vice president and chief information officer. In this newly created position, Mr. Swenson will be responsible for directing and enhancing the company's information technology infrastructure.
Mr. Swenson has over 30 years of experience running companies' IT operations and has worked in information technology since 1982 in government, middle market, and Fortune 500 companies, including positions as chief information officer for Sykes Enterprises and ABR Information Systems (now Ceridian). In several organizations during his career, Mr. Swenson has been responsible for developing and implementing strategic IT plans to support rapid organic and acquisition growth. He holds the Certified Information Systems Security Professional designation and is a member of several information technology advisory boards in the Tampa Bay area.
John Forney, chief executive officer of UPC Insurance, stated, “We are very pleased to welcome Andy to the UPC Insurance executive management team. He brings extensive information technology leadership experience, and has led the IT infrastructure build-out for rapidly growing publicly held corporations. Andy understands the importance of data and analytics to our business, and we expect him to make significant contributions to our continued development in that area, in addition to serving as a senior member of our leadership team. Andy adds unique skills that will be invaluable as we continue our growth.”
In addition to his roles at Sykes and ABR Information Services, Mr. Swenson founded the security consulting company VAR Integration Specialists, Inc. which was acquired by Tribridge in July 2003. He subsequently served as chief information officer for Tribridge, which is an IT business consultancy with over 300 employees, 14 offices in the U.S. and Europe, and over 1,700 customers. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Coleman College in San Diego, California.
Victoria Spears
Victoria Prussen Spears is senior vice president of Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Brooklyn Law School, Ms. Spears was an attorney at a leading New York City law firm before joining Meyerowitz Communications. She may be contacted at [email protected].