Kevin Connolly Joins Barker Phillips Jackson
New hire for Barker Phillips Jackson.
- Springfield, MO (1888PressRelease) May 23, 2014 - Springfield, MO-Barker Phillips Jackson recently welcomed Kevin Connolly to its team of professionals as a Producer.
Connolly is licensed to practice law in England and Ireland. After four years in private practice he moved into the energy industry in 1991. He spent approximately 15 years with British Gas plc and Centrica plc working in and around London, focusing primarily on power station and offshore gas field acquisitions and offshore wind generation projects. In 2007, Connolly moved to Dublin, Ireland and began work at EirGrid plc, Ireland's electricity transmission system operator. His duties included working on the rules for the wholesale electricity market in Ireland and Northern Ireland and later working as commercial and regulatory legal advisor to the market operation and high voltage transmission operation businesses.
Connolly spent five years commuting between Missouri and Ireland until he moved to Republic with his wife Diana. He joined Springfield Business Journal in September 2012 as an account executive. Kevin had been interested in the insurance business for some time and obtained his Life & Health Producer licenses shortly after moving to the Ozarks. He joins Barker Phillips Jackson as a Life and Health Producer.
"This is an exciting and challenging time to enter the insurance business," said Connolly. "I am proud to work with such a well-established and well respected agency as Barker Phillips Jackson."
Connolly has two grown step children, Austin and Brittney, and three dogs. His hobbies include travel and cars.
Barker Phillips Jackson is one of the largest independent insurance agencies in Southwest Missouri. The firm has been headquartered in Springfield, Missouri since 1960, with satellite locations in Rolla and West Plains.
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