Since 2007, Bill Bohstedt has been responsible for developing and closing agency purchases for Gallagher throughout the US. He has also built out a team of regional M&A specialists to identify and foster relationships with potential merger partners.
Bohstedt began his insurance career as an underwriting trainee at Fireman’s Fund before joining Gallagher as a producer in 1978. He was named area president of Gallagher’s Orange County, California, branch in 1987 and was appointed to lead Gallagher’s global accounts division six years later. In 2011, Bohstedt was promoted to corporate vice president of Gallagher.