Newark, Delaware (PRWEB) March 10, 2015
Driving Dynamics, Inc., a provider of advanced performance driver safety training and fleet risk management services, announced today that Richard Traister has been named as the company’s director of account development.
Richard’s association with Driving Dynamics began in June 2012 in a consultative account development capacity. Reporting to Art Liggio, Driving Dynamics president, in his expanded director role, Richard will be responsible for providing new opportunities for growth by delivering ongoing market analysis, expanding constituent touch points, managing new product rollouts and conducting strategic account reviews. Working closely with operations and training leadership, Richard will help develop, maintain and build customer relationships, consult with fleet operators on benefits of Driving Dynamics’ advanced driver training and risk management services and manage ongoing account-related needs.
“We’re very fortunate to have someone of Richard’s caliber as our new director of account development,” said Art Liggio, Driving Dynamics president. Along with his proven track record of developing new business, Richard has more than two decades of in depth insurance, loss control and risk management experience working with fleet operators. This makes him an ideal choice to represent Driving Dynamics in assisting our clients achieve their safety goals.”
Richard has spent the better part of his 34 year professional career in the insurance and risk management field. Graduating from Temple University with a B.B.A. in insurance and risk management, he spent seven years in various underwriting positions, evaluating physical and financial risk factors of large commercial accounts. He transitioned into the production side of the business taking on various sales management roles, along with owning his own agency where he focused on helping large fleet dependent organizations manage their loss exposures through the identification of risk factors and implementation of effective loss-control programs. Mr. Traister also has several years of experience in the GPS/ telematics industry, helping corporations improve their efficiency and reduce auto-related losses through the monitoring of their fleet driver activities and designing driver safety programs.
Richard resides in Hammonton, New Jersey with his wife Jill of 34 years. He has a son, Brandon, and daughter, Shawn, and is a proud grandfather of Adam, 7; Madison, 5; and Ryan, 3.
About Driving Dynamics Inc.
Driving Dynamics is North America’s preferred partner in the field of advanced performance driver safety training and fleet risk management. Its unique and highly effective approach to behind-the-wheel driver education, web-based learning and driver risk management has helped numerous fleet-based organizations achieve significant reductions in their crash rates. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Newark, Delaware, Driving Dynamics has exclusive rights in North America to use its Controlled Slide Car (US Patent 5823288) at training programs conducted in 55 major markets at more than 200 training sites. For more information about Driving Dynamics visit http://www.drivingdynamics.com.
