Zimmerman Named Director of IT for NAC
Westerville, Ohio - Tony Zimmerman, former senior development manager of Corporate Systems & Business Intelligence at Safe Auto, joined NAC as director of information technology. Leading a team of seasoned IT professionals, Zimmerman will oversee and be responsible for driving the analysis and re-engineering of existing business processes, identifying and developing the new tools and capabilities, reshaping the physical infrastructure and network accessibility of NAC’s enterprise system and expanding their knowledge resources.
“NAC has an impressive track record of providing industry-leading contracting tools and services for agencies, dealers and financial institutions,” said Zimmerman. “I am excited to be at NAC, and looking forward to the challenge of enhancing and cultivating NAC’s technology-driven services, tools and resources in ways that will enable expanded market positioning and product verticals.”
“We are excited to have Tony on board and lead our IT team into the future,” said Christina Schrank, president. “We pride ourselves for our innovative services and industry-leading technology tools. With Tony's broad experience and leadership, NAC will continue to stay in the forefront of the market and have the capacity for continued technology expansion and growth.”
Zimmerman comes to NAC with over 20 years of IT and insurance industry experience, over which he has led application development teams, managed strategic, board-level projects, and built IT processes and governance methodologies from the ground up.
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