Safeguard Properties Announces Five Executive and Management Appointments
Safeguard Properties Announces Five Executive and Management Appointments
Valley View, OH, May 24, 2012 — Safeguard Properties announced the following promotions within its executive and management teams:
Kellie Chambers, promoted to assistant vice president, property preservation. Chambers assumes leadership responsibilities for both property preservation operations and the client account representatives group. She also oversees all aspects of Safeguard’s property preservation service line, including order entry, client relations, regional coordination, and operations. Chambers joined Safeguard in 2001. In 2007, she was promoted to property preservation manager and in 2009 was promoted again to director. Chambers also serves on the board of directors for Community Housing Solutions in Cleveland, Ohio, a non-profit organization helping to fill the housing needs of the underserved.
Russ Klein, assistant vice president, quality assurance and training. Klein is responsible for implementing comprehensive quality assurance and internal audit programs to identify and correct errors before they impact customers. He is also responsible for developing and delivering training for new hires and ongoing learning programs for current associates. He joined Safeguard in 2010. Prior to joining Safeguard, Klein held leadership positions in operations, project management and technology with American Greetings, Diamond Management and Technology Consultants, and JPMorgan Chase (formerly First Chicago NBD Capital Markets). He earned an MBA from the University of Michigan and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Washington University. Klein also serves on the board of directors for Vocational Guidance Services in Cleveland, Ohio.
Steve Meyer, assistant vice president, high risk and hazard claims. Meyer is responsible for managing clients’ conveyance processes and developing our working relationships with cities and municipalities around the country. Meyer joined Safeguard in 1998 as manager over the hazard claims team. In 2002, he assumed responsibility for the newly-formed high risk department, once again building its success. Meyer was promoted to director over these two areas in 2007. Prior to joining Safeguard, he spent 10 years within the insurance industry, holding a number of positions including multi-line property adjuster, branch claims supervisor, and multi-line and subrogation/litigation supervisor. Meyer is a graduate of Grove City College in Pennsylvania.
Travis Anderson, director, vendor management. Anderson is responsible for implementing and maintaining comprehensive programs for the recruiting, training and management of Safeguard’s extensive and diverse vendor network. Anderson joined Safeguard in January 2012 after almost 7 years at Iron Mountain, an information management company in Solon, Ohio. He also served 11 years in the Navy’s Nuclear Power program on two submarines, one from each coast. Anderson earned a bachelor’s degree in information technology and business in 2003 from the University of Phoenix.
Tim Rath, director, property preservation, regionals. Rath directs the property preservation regional coordinators that are responsible for working with Safeguard’s vendor network to assure that its clients work is thoroughly completed and communicated on time. Rath joined Safeguard in October 2011 as a property preservation project director. Prior to joining Safeguard, he was the director of supply chain with PartsSource Inc. in Aurora, Ohio. Rath also held positions with Rexel Inc. and ComDoc Inc. Rath graduated from the University of Akron in 2000 with a degree in marketing and sales.
About Safeguard
Safeguard Properties is the largest privately held field services company in the country. Located in Cleveland, Ohio and founded in 1990 by Robert Klein, Safeguard has grown from a regional preservation company with a few employees and a handful of contractors performing services in the Midwest, to a national company with nearly 1,000 employees. Safeguard is supported by a nationwide network of subcontractors able to perform any requested superintendence, preservation, and maintenance functions, as well as numerous ancillary services in the U.S., the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.
