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Kelvin Rampersad,
Carte Wealth Management
Nancy M. Mellard is executive vice president and general counsel for the benefits and insurance services division of CBIZ. She has been with the company for more than 30 years. As general counsel for this division, Mellard has responsibility for all legal-related matters, including transactional legal issues, mergers and acquisitions, litigation and E&O/EPL actions, and negotiations with key customers, insurance carriers and employment-related agreements. She also has oversight of all regulatory, licensing and compliance for the division.
Having more than 40 years of legal experience and with nearly all of those years in the insurance industry, Mellard serves as a member of the division’s senior management team, providing comprehensive strategic-level business counsel. She is known for her ability to use her legal expertise and share complex legal information in a manner that non-legal experts understand. She is a respected and sought-after partner for internal business leaders, as well as a strong adversary when addressing business and legal challenges. Known for her humor, honesty, generosity and intelligence, Mellard is a leader in both the legal and business communities.
In addition to her role as executive vice president and general counsel, Mellard was chosen by CBIZ’s chairman of the board to build CBIZ Women’s Advantage, a program that supports the female employee base in multiple professional roles across all divisions of the company. This program aims to recruit, retain and develop female talent within CBIZ and recognize women’s power both internally and externally. Professional development, talent management, networking, revenue generation, national community outreach and, most importantly, celebrating the success of CBIZ women talent are more strategic goals for this program. Over the last 12 years, CBIZ Women’s Advantage was responsible for generating and influencing more than $18 million in new business revenue and was the 2009 recipient of the Dress for Success Worldwide Model of Excellence Award.
For her leadership of CBIZ Women’s Advantage, Mellard received three 2012 Stevie Awards: Gold Award, Maverick of the Year; Silver Award, Mentor or Coach of the Year – Business; and Silver Award, Women Helping Women – Business.
Mellard’s contributions extend far beyond CBIZ. In addition to serving in various capacities (including chairperson) on several not-for-profit boards in the Kansas City community, she is currently the immediate past chair of the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB) located in Washington, DC. She serves on the executive committee of its board of directors and is also a board member for the CIAB’s Council Foundation. She is a member of the board of directors for the Association of Professional Insurance Women and a member of the Labor and Employment Group Client Advisor for USLAW. She is a past chair of the CIAB’s Council of Employee Benefit Executives Advisory Board (CEBE) and past chair of the CIAB Legal Counsel’s Working Committee. She was chair of the board of directors for Central Exchange (2014–15) and currently chairs the Central Exchange Foundation Board.
Mellard’s other accolades include a First Chair 2017 Top General Counsel Award, Missouri Lawyers Weekly’s 2017 Women in Justice – Enterprise Award, and the 2016 Stevie Bronze Lifetime Achievement Award. She was named a 2016 Baron of the Boardroom by the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association and one of the Elite Women in Insurance by Insurance Business America. In 2013, she was named one of Kansas City’s 50 Most Inspiring Women by 435 South magazine, and one of the Top Women in Insurance by American Agent & Broker magazine. She was a member of Ingrams’ magazine’s 2012 class of weKC (Women Executives – Kansas City) and received the Women Who Mean Business Award in 2010 from the Kansas City Business Journal, Influential Women Award in 2010 from the Kansas City Business Magazine, Legal Leader of the Year Award in 2008 from the Midwest In-House Lawyers Weekly, and a Woman to Watch in 2006 by Business Insurance.
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Nancy M. Mellard
Executive Vice President and General Counsel,
Benefits and Insurance Services Division
CBIZ
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“I strongly believe in working smarter, not harder. I think it’s one of the keys to living a great life, and I want to share that with as many people as possible”
Kelvin Rampersad,
Carte Wealth Management
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Lawyers Weekly’s Top 30 Under 30 Property Finalist
2017
Promoted to Senior Associate at MinterEllison
2018
In-House Legal Counsel at L'Oréal Australia and New Zealand
2019
Australian Corporate Lawyers Award In-House Finalist
2020
Joined the partnership at Wynn Williams in the property and commercial team
Appointed to the Property Council NZ Retail Committee
Invited to sit on the judging panel for Lawyers Weekly’s Australian Law Awards
2022
Suncorp Bank’s turnaround times are the lowest they have ever been. The lender becomes Australia’s first certified carbon neutral bank for both its operation and transaction services
Aug 2022
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Suncorp Bank introduces Solar Home Bonus offer for customers who are choosing renewable energy for their homes
Sept 2021
Month-on-month market share growth commences
Feb 2022
Suncorp Bank wins the Canstar award for most outstanding value in investment loans
Apr 2022
Suncorp Bank wins Money Magazine’s Bank of the Year and Business Bank of the Year awards for the fifth year in a row
Jul 2022
Suncorp Bank’s turnaround times are the lowest they have ever been. The lender becomes Australia’s first certified carbon neutral bank for both its operation and transaction services
Aug 2022
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