CHARLESTON, S.C., Sept. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Benefitfocus,
Inc. (NASDAQ: BNFT), a technology platform provider enabling
rapid innovation for employers, health plans and
consumers, today announced Ms. Robin Kirby joined the
company as its Chief Human Resources Officer. Kirby formerly served
as Senior Vice President of HR for USAA and
is a current member of the Forbes HR
Council.
Kirby will be responsible for Benefitfocus' future-of-work
strategies and expanding its talent acquisition and development
capabilities in all areas.
"I'm excited to have an executive of Robin's caliber
join our leadership team," said Steve Swad, Benefitfocus President
& CEO. "She has directly led every aspect of the HR
profession – from compensation and benefits, talent acquisition and
development, to strategic workforce planning, culture, and
diversity and inclusion. Robin has a strong
learner orientation and I believe she will be
instrumental in building a culture that keeps it simple
and gets it done."
Kirby has more than 20 years of HR
experience and has held HR leadership roles in companies
such as Infosys, Symantec and General Electric. Her industry
experience crosses technology, financial services
and health care. Kirby holds a master's degree
in Human Resources from the University of South Carolina and
received her bachelor's degree from Coastal Carolina
University.
"Benefitfocus is undergoing a rapid expansion of its technology
platform and serving its customers in new and innovative ways,"
said Kirby. "I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to join them at
such an exciting time where customer centricity and employee talent
expansion are priorities for the company."
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About Benefitfocus
Benefitfocus (NASDAQ: BNFT)
unifies the entire U.S. benefits industry on a single technology
platform to protect consumers for life. Our powerful cloud-based
software, data-driven insights and thoughtfully-designed services
enable employers, insurance brokers, health plans and
suppliers to simplify the complexity of benefits
administration and deliver health, wealth, property and lifestyle
products through a world-class benefits experience. Learn more
at www.benefitfocus.com, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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forward-looking statements. Actual results or performance might
differ materially from those explicit or implicit in the
forward-looking statements. Important factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially
include: our ability to maintain our culture,
retain and motivate qualified personnel; volatility
and uncertainty in the global economy and financial markets in
light of the evolving COVID-19 pandemic; our continuing losses and
need to achieve GAAP profitability; fluctuations in our financial
results; the immature and volatile market for our products and
services; risks related to changing healthcare and other applicable
regulations; risks associated with acquisitions; cyber-security
risks; the need to innovate and provide useful products and
services; our ability to compete effectively; privacy; security and
other risks associated with our business; and the other risk
factors set forth from time to time in our SEC filings, copies of
which are available free of charge within the Investor Relations
section of the Benefitfocus website
at http://investor.benefitfocus.com/sec-filings or
upon request from our investor relations department. Benefitfocus
assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these
forward-looking statements, except as required by
law.
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