Seven Bridges: Michael Bigda

Dec 18, 2019

Seven Bridges has named Michael Bigda chief operating officer, filling a vacancy left when previous COO William Moss was elevated to CEO in March. Bigda previously served as senior manager for mergers and acquisitions at industrial tool and consumer hardware manufacturer Stanley Black & Decker. Before that, he was senior VP of operations at Delphi Technology, a maker of software for the medical professional liability market.

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