Assurance Software, Inc. has announced that Mike Jennings has joined the organization to lead the Americas Advisory Services team to address the industry’s growing need for expert risk advisory assistance. Jennings brings more than 25 years of business continuity management, disaster recovery and enterprise risk management experience to his new role.

“Organizations across many industries are struggling to cope with increasing risks that threaten their employees, earnings, and brands. As a result, we’re seeing increased demand for expert consulting and advisory assistance,” said Craig Potts, chief executive officer of Assurance Software. “We are thrilled to have Mike join our team in this key leadership role; focused on growing our advisory practice and expanding our services offerings in response to the rising need in the industry.”

Prior to joining Assurance, Jennings was the Business Continuity and Disaster Readiness executive for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, where he managed the enterprise business continuity, incident and crisis management programs. He was also the business continuity leader for their cyber incident response program. He has held senior level practice management and consulting roles with RSM, Brocade Communications, Strohl Systems and Iron Mountain.

Read the full announcement here.