CheckPoint HR Appoints James Pugliese Chief Executive Officer
Edison, NJ (PRWEB) December 06, 2013 -- CheckPoint HR, the leader in technology-driven employee benefits solutions, today announced the appointment of James Pugliese as its Chief Executive Officer. Pugliese is an industry veteran who brings over twenty years of executive leadership experience in healthcare and employee benefits to CheckPoint HR. Tim Padva, co-founder of CheckPoint HR, will be President and Chief Operating Officer.
“American businesses want to give their employees expanded choices and tools to manage their benefits,” said Padva. “CheckPoint HR is ideally positioned for growth because we enable our clients to create custom benefits and workforce management solutions, improving employee satisfaction while reducing costs. We are poised for national expansion, and Jim brings great depth of industry know-how and strategic acquisition experience to the company. Our team is excited to have him drive CheckPoint HR to its next level of success.”
The company recently introduced CheckPoint Choice, its proprietary technology benefit enrollment platform that provides defined contribution and private exchange solutions for businesses and their employees. Based on enthusiastic client response, CheckPoint HR plans to expand CheckPoint Choice to a nationwide audience, giving many more HR Directors and CFOs access to the kind of modern employee benefits strategy they need.
“Tim Padva and the CheckPoint HR team have done an amazing job building a robust technology-based employee benefits platform that seamlessly integrates payroll, HRMS and now benefit enrollment solutions,” said Pugliese. “I am eager to work with the current Checkpoint HR mgt team to drive the national rollout through acquisitions and expansion of our various distribution partners,” said Pugliese.
Prior to CheckPoint HR, Mr. Pugliese was co-founder and President of LifeOptions, one of the nation’s largest life settlement brokerages. He was also co-founder and President of BenefitPort, one of the nation’s largest employee benefit insurance agencies. Prior to these ventures, Mr. Pugliese was Director of Corporate Development at Oxford Health Plans, a Fortune 500 company, where he led strategic acquisitions.
Juli Durante, CheckPoint HR, http://www.checkpointhr.com, 732-590-2363, [email protected]
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