CFO rounds out leadership team

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, who oversees the Department of Financial Services, announced more appointments to his leadership team.  Those most impacting the insurance industry are:

• Gregory Thomas  - Director of Agent and Agency Services.  Mr. Thomas has nearly 25 years of experience in the insurance industry and six professional designations in insurance, including Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU).

Atwater appoints CFO office staff

Chief Financial Officer-elect Jeff Atwater announced the following appointments to the CFO office:

• Robert “Budd” Kneip - chief of staff.
• P.K. Jameson - general counsel.
• Tami Torres - will oversee the offices of Cabinet, communications and legislative affairs.
• Karen Chandler - will be in charge of scheduling and appointments.
• Paul Whitfield - will oversee the budget office and have other duties.
• Alexis Lambert - will be a spokeswoman for the CFO.