EFI Global Canada appoints Steve Starna as senior professional geoscientist

EFI Global has appointed Steve Starna to its operations as senior professional geoscientist in Canada.

Starna’s strong technical expertise has led to the successful completion of hundreds of remedial projects throughout Canada, including the application of in situ, ex situ, risk assessment and bioremediation clean-up approaches and technologies.

For the last 20 years, Starna has worked on the assessment and remediation of contaminated sites. Since 2008, he has focused on assessing and remediating hydrocarbon spills for the insurance industry. Starna obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in geology and a Master of Science degree in geochemistry from McGill University.

“We are thrilled to be working with Steve as he was instrumental in the growth and development of our Montreal operations, and we are excited about building on the same success in Alberta,” said Kevin Burgher, vice president, EFI Global, Canada.

Starna will be based in EFI Global’s Edmonton, Alberta office. He can be reached at 780-278-1268 or sstarna@efiglobal.ca.

Cunningham Lindsey opens new office in Red Deer, AB

MISSISSAUGA, ON (JANUARY 28, 2016) Cunningham Lindsey Canada is pleased to announce the grand opening of the new Red Deer, Alberta office effective January 4th, 2016. “This is an exciting time for us as our western region expands to better meet the needs of our customers,” said Albert Poon, CEO.

Currently in Alberta, Cunningham Lindsey has offices in Calgary, Edmonton, Grande Prairie, Lethbridge and St. Paul. “With the addition of a new office in Red Deer we are able to expand our services for coverage within the Central Alberta region, and better respond to claims in all parts of the province,” confirmed Coralee Harder, District Manager, Alberta.

Leading the Red Deer office will be Jai Theberge and Tracy Irving. New to Cunningham Lindsey, Jai brings several years of experience as a company / field adjuster and will be primarily focused on residential property claims. Tracy holds ten years’ experience as a highly skilled multi-line adjuster and will be focused on assisting the growth of the Central Region.

Jai can be contacted at jtheberge@cl-na.com, or by phone at 403-829-6268. Tracy can be contacted at tirving@cl-na.com, or by phone at 403-807-8402.