As Senior Vice President of Business Development at USI/Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, Keith Smaldon brings a long and successful track record to his work. Since April 2009, Keith Smaldon has lent his considerable expertise in the realms of insurance and sales to USI/Goldman Sachs Partners and continues to flourish in his executive role with the company. Specializing in the creation and maintenance of partnerships with health care firms; real estate owners, developers and managers; professional employer organizations (PEOs); and more, Keith Smaldon continues to generate new business revenues from these industry segments. Based in New Gloucester, Maine, Keith Smaldon operates out of USI/Goldman Sachs Partners’ offices in Portland, Maine, and Woburn, Massachusetts, and conducts business throughout New England. Keith Smaldon came to USI/Goldman Sachs Capital Partners after nearly two years as Senior Vice President and Director of Business Development at Mazonson, LLC in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Focusing on the intricate middle market concerns of Mazonson, LLC, Keith Smaldon increased and emboldened his company’s presence in this area. In addition, Keith Smaldon brought a new value proposition to four major Mazonson products—Employee Benefits, Property and Casualty, Executive Benefits, and Private Client Group—which ensured the product differentiation, superior service, and improved efficiency of company operations. A valued executive known for adding new businesses to Mazonson’s client roster, Keith Smaldon helped establish his department as an integral part of the organization, generating 35% of new business revenues. At Mazonson, LLC, Keith Smaldon concentrated on the acquisition of clients in the social services, medical, construction, real estate, transportation, and other large industries. Serving various firms in the insurance industry for more than 30 years, Keith Smaldon counts Hays Companies; Marsh, Inc.; RFC Intermediaries; and Eagle Intermediaries among his former employers. Keith Smaldon received advanced training through The Chartered Insurance Institute, College of Insurance, Harvard Business School, and an apprenticeship program at Lloyd’s of London.
- Experiences
- USI/Goldman Sachs Capital Partners
: 04/2009 -
Present
Senior Vice President, Business Development
General business development with a specialty in Real Estate, Healthcare, PEO Industry, Alternative Risk Transfer, Captive, and Balance sheet liabilities. Working from both our Portland, Maine office and also Woburn, Massachusetts office.
- Education
- Aristotle School
: 06/1970 -
05/1973
Insurance, General Studies
- Member of Her Majesty's Military Parachute Regiment.
- Achieved Rank of SGT. 10th battalion, Parachute Regiment.
- Selected to parachute over Arnhem Bridge to celebrate the 25th anniversary of "Operation Market Garden".