Dan Bankson joins Valen Technologies as Senior Vice President, Predictive Analytics
March 18, 2008 | Bankson to spearhead Valen’s product and modeling strategy for P&C predictive modeling solutions
For Immediate Release:
DENVER, Colo., March 18, 2008 – Valen Technologies, the turnkey predictive analytics experts for the property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry, announced today that Dan Bankson has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Predictive Analytics. In his new position, Bankson will have overall responsibility for Valen’s product and modeling strategy for the company’s turnkey predictive modeling solutions.
Prior to joining Valen, Bankson was most recently with Capital One Auto Finance as Vice President, Business Analytics and Modeling Solutions. During his seven years with Capital One Auto Finance, he was instrumental in the aggressive growth of the company’s auto lending business, resulting in the company being named among the nation’s top three non-captive auto lenders with over $15 billion in annual loan originations. Bankson’s two decades of professional experience includes management and consulting positions with companies such as Bickerstaff & Whatley Consulting, Blockbuster, and Martin Marietta Denver Aerospace.
“Dan brings a wealth of financial services industry experience as well as an impressive background in business analytics and modeling,” noted Valen CEO Dax Craig. “He’s a great addition to our executive team and I look forward to his leadership and contribution as we expand our P&C market presence and product offerings.”
In addition to his professional experience, Bankson holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Science from Baylor University, as well as a Master of Science in Statistics from Southern Methodist University.
About Valen Technologies
Valen Technologies is the expert in providing turnkey predictive analytics solutions for the property and casualty insurance industry, offering highly automated predictive analytics solutions to create and deploy predictive models. Valen helps its customers improve decision making by using predictive analytics in the decision process. To learn more about predictive modeling and Valen Technologies, visit www.valen.com or call 800-280-3304.
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