Levin joins The Dowd Agencies as account executive

Date: 4/24/2013

HOLYOKE – The Dowd Agencies are very pleased to welcome Michael Levin as account executive at its Holyoke office.

In his capacity, Levin will be developing new long-term relationships with new clients while also servicing existing insurance policyholders.

"Mike has demonstrated an ability to perform in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment making him uniquely suited to the ever-changing insurance industry," Robert Gilbert Jr., president of The Dowd Agencies, said.

"His loyalty and dedication to growing a business will be a tremendous asset to The Dowd Agencies," he added

For his part, Levin said he values the company's heritage of providing the highest standards of service to customers and to the community.

"Dowd has a reputation for adhering to the highest possible level of ethical and professional standards. I look forward to being part of a company with this kind of history," he said.

Levin comes to Dowd from Gekay Sales & Service Inc. of Ludlow, a remanufacturing and distribution company.

He led the remanufacturing business division from inception to sustainable business over a 22-year period.

Between 1990 and 2012, he held several positions at Gekay, rising from salesman to vice president of Business Development.

Among Levin's areas of expertise are needs analyses, software evaluation and solutions, operations management, and network infrastructure.

A graduate of the University of New Hampshire with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration, Levin studied for his master's in accounting at the University of Hartford and Western New England University in Springfield.

He is a resident of Longmeadow.