A longtime leader with the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) will be stepping down this year at the end of July.
The organization confirmed the departure of E. Stuart Powell, Jr. effective July 31, 2016 as vice president of Technical Affairs. Powell has served 20 years as a staff member and 22 years as an agent member.
Though he is retiring, Powell plans to join Appalachian State University’s Walker School of Business in order to teach courses in insurance and risk management and to advise students through the school’s Brantley Risk & Insurance Center.
A long-time industry veteran, Powell has previously held the positions of director of education, director of special projects, vice president of insurance operations and technical affairs, and interim chief executive officer.
Aubie Knight, chief executive with IIANC, called Powell as “tremendous asset” to the group.
“While we will greatly miss his knowledge and insight, App State is gaining an excellent resource,” Knight said. “We are fortunate that he will continue to be a part of the North Carolina insurance community.”
Powell expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to have served with the IIANC.
“It has been a great relationship, and I will cherish the experience and the many friends that my work with IIANC has afforded me,” he said. “I want to sincerely thank the members, the Board of Directors and the IIANCE staff for the support and encouragement that I have received.”
Powell holds a number of industry designations, including MA, CPCU, CIC, CLU, ChFC, ARM, AMIM, AAI, ARe, CRIS.
