Tim East of The Walt Disney Company Receives 2021 Bill McIntyre Leadership Award
Release Date:
Nov 8, 2021
November 8, 2021—Tim
East, executive director, corporate risk management for The Walt Disney
Company, was honored today as the recipient of the 2021 Bill McIntyre Leadership
Award, which recognizes visionary leaders who demonstrate a commitment to
construction risk management through creativity, service, mentoring, and
education.
Sponsored by Travelers, the
award is presented annually by International Risk Management Institute, Inc.
(IRMI), at the IRMI Construction Risk
Conference and is named for IRMI Executive Chairman Bill McIntyre, who
has inspired, trained, and educated thousands of risk professionals and is a
passionate advocate of construction risk management and safety.
For more than 30 years, Mr.
East has provided vision and guidance to Disney as it has expanded in
California, Florida, Japan, and France, as well as greenfield developments in
New York City, India, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. His guidance has ensured that
construction risk exposures and the interfaces among early works,
construction, fit-out works, the defect liability period, and operations are
treated effectively and as consistently as possible regardless of time
zone.
He served as chair of the
California Coalition on Worker’s Compensation from 2000 to 2014. He currently
leads the board and oversees the management of the California
Self-Insurers’ Security Fund, a 501(c)(6) mutual benefit corporation of over
350 member companies. The Security Fund’s purpose is to ensure that injured
workers receive payment of workers compensation benefits if a private
self-insured employer defaults on its workers compensation benefit
obligations.
Mr. East is an
instructor for business ethics at The Master’s College and guest lectures at
the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business
Administration and at California State University College of Business and
Economics.
His contributions have been
recognized with awards, including the ARM Distinguished Graduate Award, the
Christy Award from the Risk and Insurance Management Society, and Worker’s
Compensation Professional of the Year.
“Tim’s extensive outreach has
benefitted many others who have gone on to become industry leaders
themselves,” said IRMI President and CEO Jack P. Gibson, CPCU, CRIS,
ARM. “He exemplifies the qualities of passion, integrity, vision,
and mentorship that this award was established to recognize.”
The Bill McIntyre Leadership
Award is open to professionals charged with managing construction risks for
their employers with at least 10 years of experience in construction risk
management at the time of nomination. Candidates should demonstrate passion,
integrity, vision, and creativity in furthering construction risk management
and have a heart for giving back to the industry by mentoring,
encouraging, or teaching others.
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education, and training. IRMI helps risk management, insurance, and legal
professionals make better decisions for their companies and clients with
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visit https://www.irmi.com.
Contact: Heidi Vincent, (800)
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