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Suzanne Spradley

Austin

Overview

39
39
years of professional experience

Work History

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER / ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL / SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

NFP Corp.
Austin
06.2017 - Current
  • Oversee corporate compliance program and insurance regulatory compliance for NFP, including oversight of insurance licensing department, surplus lines filings, employee benefits legal guidance team, ethics program and governmental affairs
  • Provide leadership on ethical and responsible business practices, including implementing the Code of Business Ethics and Conduct and whistleblower hotline, creating a speak-up culture, handling E&C investigations, developing E&C communication campaigns, nonretaliation policy, compliance training, conflicts of interest policy, conducting a compliance risk analysis, and implementing policy on corruption/bribery, including sanctions review
  • ESG Sustainability Report: Oversaw creation of NFP's inaugural ESG Sustainability Report and currently chair ESG committee of key stakeholders
  • Enterprise Risk Management: Oversaw implementation of ERM program, utilizing outside consultants
  • Ethisphere: Benchmarked corporate compliance program against World's Most Ethical companies and began implementation of changes to mature our ethics program
  • Legislation and Regulatory Updates: Represent company through industry trade organizations to remain current on industry issues
  • Licensing and Surplus Lines: Oversee insurance licensing team, which handles thousands of insurance licenses, utilizing a third-party platform, and oversee centralized surplus line filings team
  • Employee Benefits Compliance: Oversee team of attorneys providing employee benefits legal guidance for employers on regulatory and legislative matters affecting group health plans
  • Podcast: Developed employee benefits compliance podcast in 2017 to discuss issues impacting our clients
  • To date, we have recorded 148 episodes
  • Chair, Compliance & Ethics Committee
  • Member, Executive Management Committee
  • Chair, ESG Committee
  • Member, DEIB Board

V.P. / SENIOR V.P. OF LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE / SENIOR COUNSEL

NFP Corp.
Austin
01.2007 - 01.2017
  • I began my work with NFP as an insurance regulatory attorney, supporting the General Counsel on all matters related to insurance regulations and legislation impacting our company
  • I was tasked with the expansion of the employee benefit compliance team and the development of the company's internal insurance licensing department
  • I was also tasked with governmental relations, including regulatory issues before state insurance departments

ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Austin
01.2000 - 01.2007
  • Working as an insurance regulatory attorney, I was involved with obtaining regulatory approvals before the state insurance department and representing insurers and insurance producers with filings and regulatory issues

Medical Equipment Sales Manager, Southwest Region

Pegasus Airwave
Dallas
01.1993 - 01.1997

Medical Equipment Sales

McGaw, Inc.
Dallas
01.1990 - 01.1993

Sr. Real Estate Representative

Patrick Media Group
Los Ángeles
01.1986 - 01.1990

Education

JURIS DOCTOR -

Southern Methodist School of Law
Dallas, Texas
01.2000

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION -

University of Texas
Austin, Texas
01.1986

Skills

  • Regulatory compliance
  • Policy development
  • Risk management
  • Corporate governance
  • Ethics program
  • Employee training
  • Legal consulting
  • Strategic planning and execution

Prior Career

  • Medical Equipment Sales Manager, Southwest Region, Pegasus Airwave, Dallas, TX, 01/01/93, 12/31/97
  • Medical Equipment Sales, McGaw, Inc., Dallas, TX, 01/01/90, 12/31/92
  • Sr. Real Estate Representative, Patrick Media Group, Los Ángeles, CA, 01/01/86, 12/31/90

Timeline

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER / ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL / SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

NFP Corp.
06.2017 - Current

V.P. / SENIOR V.P. OF LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE / SENIOR COUNSEL

NFP Corp.
01.2007 - 01.2017

ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
01.2000 - 01.2007

Medical Equipment Sales Manager, Southwest Region

Pegasus Airwave
01.1993 - 01.1997

Medical Equipment Sales

McGaw, Inc.
01.1990 - 01.1993

Sr. Real Estate Representative

Patrick Media Group
01.1986 - 01.1990

JURIS DOCTOR -

Southern Methodist School of Law

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION -

University of Texas

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