Key Garden City Group Executives Enter into Multi-Year Employment Agreements

Crawford & Company

recently entered into long-term employment agreements with three key executives of The Garden City Group Inc., a Crawford subsidiary that is the recognized leader in legal administration services for class action settlements and other claims administration, bankruptcy cases and legal noticing programs. Entering into multi-year agreements were David A. Isaac, chief executive officer, Neil L. Zola, president and chief operating officer, and Karen B. Shaer, executive vice president and general counsel. "Together, David, Neil and Karen have 36 years of experience with GCG and have been instrumental in its significant growth in the past decade," said Jeffrey T. Bowman, Crawford president and chief executive officer. "We are looking forward to their continued leadership of that organization." As a former class action litigator, Isaac has been instrumental in spearheading GCG's dynamic growth. He joined the firm in 1996 as its vice president, director of legal services. He became president in February 2000 and CEO September 2006. Under his leadership, the company has grown from a 50-person firm to one that employs more than 1,000 people in 11 offices across the country.