Bio

Harsha V. Agadi is the president and chief executive officer of Crawford & Company. He is chairman of GHS Holdings, LLC, with investments in restaurants, hospitality and other related industries. Agadi has nearly 30 years of experience in various senior leadership positions for several food service and franchise companies as well as Fortune 500® companies. Additionally, Agadi serves on the boards of Belmond Ltd., Crawford & Company, and Diversified Foodservice Supply, Inc. He currently extends his work with these boards via his presence on the audit, investment, and compensation committees and taking on the role of compensation committee chair for Belmond Ltd. A member of the Crawford board since 2010, Agadi is very familiar with its management, operations and strategic planning process. Until recently he also chaired the compensation committee prior to becoming the interim chief executive officer in August 2015. This is his fifth time holding the CEO title. Aside from Agadi’s corporate endeavors, he also actively participates on several charitable boards in the United States and abroad. He is on the board of Eaglebrook School in Massachusetts and Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, Agadi’s alma mater. In India, Agadi serves as chairman of the board of SKSVMA College of Engineering & Technology, a top 10 institution in Karnataka, India.