Texas Mutual Insurance Co.’s president and chief executive officer (CEO), Rich Gergasko, has been named the 2016 Best CEO of a large company in Central Texas by the Austin Business Journal.
The ABJ has presented the Best CEO awards for the past six years, and this year’s awards included 62 nominees across five categories from among the region’s 590 CEOs. The awards recognize a strong record of innovation, outstanding performance, recent career accomplishments and contributions to the award recipient’s role in the philanthropic, civic or political arenas.
“I’m grateful for the opportunity to serve as a leader of a company that is dedicated to keeping Texas employers and employees safe, and I’m honored by this recognition,” Gergasko said.
Gergasko joined the workers’ compensation insurer as president and CEO in 2013, and his career now spans nearly 40 years. Before joining Texas Mutual, he served as president and chief operating officer of Seattle-based SeaBright Insurance Co. and held other positions in the workers’ compensation insurance industry prior to that.
Gergasko serves on the board of directors for several local and national organizations, including the Austin Chamber of Commerce. He also leads many of Texas Mutual’s philanthropic efforts, including chairing the American Heart Association’s Heart Walk in Austin for the second consecutive year. Under Gergasko’s leadership, Heart Walk raised more than $1 million in 2015.
Gergasko also leads Texas Mutual’s annual participation in the BP MS 150 ride, a 150-mile bicycle trek from Houston to Austin to raise money and awareness for multiple sclerosis that has become an annual effort for Texas Mutual.
Since joining Texas Mutual, Gergasko has led and further developed a strong company culture that is committed to promoting workplace safety, as well as serving and educating policyholders, injured workers and their families, and the community. Gergasko’s commitment to his co-workers’ and clients’ success has remained his top priority.
“As CEO, you have many families counting on you to make sound business decisions,” Gergasko said. “I take this very seriously.”
Source: Texas Mutual
Related:
- Wright Retiring as Texas Mutual President, CEO; Gergasko Named Successor
- Safety Is Paramount for Texas Mutual CEO Gergasko
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