Zehnder To Head Countrywide Insurance Services’ Glendale, Calif., Office

Countrywide Insurance Group, Calabasas, Calif., announced that Andy Zehnder has joined Countrywide Insurance Services as branch president of its 801 Brand Boulevard office in Glendale, Calif. In that position, Zehnder will be responsible for hiring key producers and staff, as well as developing market relationships for Countrywide Insurance Services’ commercial lines and employee benefits brokerage.

Zehnder brings more than 30 years of commercial insurance experience, with a background in hospitality, manufacturing, service, construction and distribution industries. He has held senior sales and sales management positions with some of the most prominent national and global brokerage firms — consistently ranking as one of the largest producers of those firms, the company said.

Prior to joining Countrywide Insurance Services, Zehnder held senior positions at USI of Southern California Insurance Services Inc., J&H Marsh and McLennan, and AON Risk Services.