Western Financial Group (Network) names CEO

Jeffrey E. Burke is the new president and CEO of Western Financial Group (Network), effective immediately. Burke will lead the company’s network of 120 insurance brokerage offices in western Canada. Burke has more than 15 years of executive leadership experience. Before joining Western, he served as senior vice president at Allstate Canada. He also held […]

By Staff | May 23, 2012 | Last updated on May 23, 2012
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Jeffrey E. Burke is the new president and CEO of Western Financial Group (Network), effective immediately.

Burke will lead the company’s network of 120 insurance brokerage offices in western Canada.

Burke has more than 15 years of executive leadership experience. Before joining Western, he served as senior vice president at Allstate Canada. He also held a series of sales and marketing positions with both American Family Insurance and Allstate in the United States.

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