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Acordia, Inc. Names Mark Pinkowski Managing Director, National Cross-Sell Practice

Acordia, Inc. announced today that Mark Pinkowski is the new Managing Director, National Cross-Sell Practice. Pinkowski will be responsible for directing the national cross-sell efforts between Acordia's regional field operations and its parent Wells Fargo & Company. With a cross-sell representative in each of Acordia's five regions, Pinkowski will serve as the lead at the corporate level based in Chicago.

Most recently, Pinkowski was Managing Director for Acordia Northwest. In that role, he oversaw and managed Acordia's insurance practice with Wells Fargo & Company bank divisions in the Northwest region which included Washington, Oregon and Alaska. Under his leadership, Acordia Northwest was recognized as one of the top five partners interfacing with Wells Fargo operations within the region.

Pinkowski earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Marketing and Communications from the University of Wisconsin, River Falls, Wisconsin. He is also a licensed agent in Washington, Alaska, California and Oregon.

"Mark will be a great addition to help the cross-sell team take our successes to the next level," said Scott Isaacson, Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, Acordia, Inc. "He brings a wealth of insurance and business development experience to this critical role in our organization."

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 $453 billion in assets, providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer finance to more than 23 million customers from more than 6,200 stores and the Internet (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. For more information about Acordia, visit www.acordia.com or call 312.423.2531.

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