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Acordia, Inc. Names Anne Vandall Human Resource Specialist for Acordia Midwest

Acordia, Inc., a Wells Fargo Company, is pleased to announce that Anne Vandall has accepted the position of Human Resource Specialist for Acordia Midwest. In her new role, Vandall will be primary contact for Acordia Team Members and Managers in the Midwest regarding human resource policies, processes, procedures, online tools and other resources. She will also be responsible for implementing recruiting processes as well as managing paperwork for other employment-related issues including performance reviews, salary increases and general data requests.

Vandall's employment experience has displayed a wide variety of abilities in the human resource field. Most recently, she served as the People Services Assistant in the Human Resources (HR) Department at Mount Carmel Health Systems in Columbus, Ohio. She was responsible for all clinical and non-clinical licensure verifications, updates and maintenance, coordinated employee transfers, performance evaluations, pay changes and benefits updates, processed newly hired employees and assisted in coordinating system-wide HR sponsored functions.

Prior to that, she provided support for 350 employees in areas such as benefits, compensation, employee relations, tracking and screening of applicants and employee safety for Hilton Columbus. Vandall also served as a Project Coordinator/Recruiter for J. Gernetzke & Associates, Inc., and Career Advisor for DeVry Institute of Technology, both located in Columbus.

Vandall is currently attending Franklin University in Columbus, pursuing a bachelor's in Human Resource Management.

"We are very excited to have Anne on our Acordia Midwest HR team," explained Tom Riffe, Regional Human Resources Director for Acordia Midwest. "With her extensive background in human resources, Anne will be a great help in making our day-to-day HR operations run more smoothly and effectively."

Acordia and Wells Fargo

Acordia, Inc., headquartered in Chicago, Ill., is the world's fifth largest insurance brokerage and the largest bank-owned insurance brokerage in the U.S., with over 150 offices in 38 states. Its 4,500 insurance professionals place in excess of $8.5 billion of risk premiums with expertise in property, casualty, benefits, international, personal lines and life products. Acordia is also a member of HLA Global Network. HLA Global, a partnership between London-based Heath Lambert Group and Acordia, Inc., serves as the international arm of Acordia.

Acordia is a subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, a diversified financial services company with $436 billion in assets, providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer finance to more than 23 million customers from more than 6,000 stores and the internet (www.wellsfargo.com) across North America and elsewhere internationally. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. is the only bank in the United States to receive the highest possible credit rating, "Aaa," from Moody's Investors Service.

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