Brown & Brown appoints Mathis as chief legal officer

Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO), the Florida–based parent of Syracuse–based Brown & Brown Empire State, recently announced it has appointed Robert Mathis as its chief legal officer.

Mathis will also serve on the senior leadership team of the national insurance-brokerage firm.

Before joining Brown & Brown, Mathis served as a senior VP for KBR, Inc., where he had direct responsibility in the global energy, technology, and international government-services areas of the business. Mathis has also held various legal roles for both international and domestic organizations, including Holland & Knight LLP, Enron India Private Limited, Prisma Energy Europe Limited, Enron Corp, and Lockard Group. Mathis is a graduate of the University of Florida (bachelor’s and law degrees) and is an active and licensed member of the Florida Bar. He will be based at the Brown & Brown headquarters campus in Daytona Beach. 

Brown & Brown, through its subsidiaries, offers a broad range of insurance products and related services. It has more than 15,000 employees and about 500 offices worldwide. The insurance-brokerage firm makes frequent acquisitions of insurance agencies a key part of its growth strategy.

Brown & Brown Empire State is headquartered at 500 Plum St. in Syracuse’s Franklin Square area. It also has an office in Vestal.