Sanchez Joins Sedgwick CMS Executive Team

Memphis, Tenn.-based Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. (Sedgwick CMS) announced the appointment of Annette L. Sanchez as senior vice president and a member of the executive committee of the North American claims and productivity management services firm.

She will have responsibility for the integrated development of the firm’s line of business practice specialties including workers’ compensation, disability and liability claims services.

Sanchez first became widely known in the claims industry during her eight years with The Hartford/SRS, where she directed the business development, new product design and implementation, managed care and integrated disability management services functions. She comes to Sedgwick CMS from Crawford & Company, where she had charge of the national risk management and managed care services business units.

Sanchez is active as a speaker at risk management professional and educational conferences, and is a credentialed member of the Society of Claims Law Associates.

“We have known Annette Sanchez for years as a nationally respected claims professional, a tough competitor, and one of the most talented and progressive voices of our industry,” said David A. North, president and CEO of Sedgwick CMS. “She combines mastery of the desk-level technical issues of our craft with an understanding of the economic perspective of our largest corporate clients. We are pleased to welcome her to our general management team.”