EPIC Adds Edwards, Palmer to Risk Management Team in Houston
San Francisco-based EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has added veteran Maurice (Moe) Edwards and Walter Palmer to its team of risk assurance and asset protection professionals in Houston.
This new national practice will operate as EPIC Integrated Risk Solutions with EPIC’s Southwest Region President Jim Watt serving as the team’s executive sponsor.
Edwards joins EPIC as managing principal and brings more than 20 years of experience in a wide range of risk management disciplines. He was most recently senior vice president of enterprise risk for Mattress Firm where he developed a holistic risk management philosophy and a practical, effective delivery system.
Palmer is the founder and president of PCG Solutions. He has 30 years of industry experience including 16 years as a practitioner in loss prevention, operations, inventory control and supply chain management. At PCG, he worked with leading retail companies, both across the US and globally, delivering a strategic approach to mitigating loss and lowering total cost of risk.
Palmer joins the organization as practice leader.
In addition to Palmer, retail loss prevention and supply chain veteran Kevin Ach will join as vice president of risk assurance, retail loss prevention veteran John Schroeder joins as vice president of asset protection, and finance executive Katie Tyrone comes on board as vice president of risk financing.
Source: EPIC