St. Louis, MO – INTERTEL, Inc., the nation’s largest provider of medical canvassing data, announced today that effective January 12, 2015 Steven D. DeRossett has been named President of the organization.
The announcement was released today, by John T. Clarkson, INTERTEL’s Chief Executive Officer. In his new role, Mr. DeRossett will oversee the vast majority of day-to-day operations with a major emphasis on branding to maintain INTERTEL’s place as the industry leader in medical canvassing. Along with that, Mr. DeRossett will work tirelessly to keep INTERTEL at the forefront in the battle against insurance fraud through continued advancements in technology.
A 13-year INTERTEL veteran, Mr. DeRossett most recently served as Vice President of Client Services, where he was responsible for maintaining sales growth and launching client service initiatives.
“INTERTEL’s innovative spirit and vision are two of the main qualities that distinguish us from other organizations. With that in mind, over the past 7 years, Steve has secured many national agreements with several of the largest insurance organizations in the world including a strategic partnership with the National Insurance Crime Bureau in a joint effort to identify potentially fraudulent medical providers,” said Mr. Clarkson. “Steve’s experience in brand marketing and management, along with his knowledge of the industry, has allowed INTERTEL to realize unprecedented growth in annual revenues, thus making him a great choice to lead this organization.” Mr. Clarkson went on to say, “under Steve’s leadership, I’m confident INTERTEL will continue to grow, further solidifying our industry position as the market leader in providing medical background data.”
Commenting on his promotion, Steven DeRossett said, “I’m humbled by the opportunity to lead such an immensely talented group of professionals. Anyone who spends more than a day at INTERTEL knows that we’re an organization overflowing with leaders all looking to excel as individuals and even more importantly, as part of a team! This has never been a one man operation and I look forward to supporting and working with some of the industry’s best in class people. I was brought up during INTERTEL’s ‘Follow the Leader’ era and truer words have never been spoken as our brand continues to lead the way.”