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Empagio Announces Board of Directors
ORLANDO, FL. –June 6, 2007 – Empagio, an Orlando based leading provider of Payroll and Human Resources Software and Services announced today an experienced and prestigious Board of Directors.
CEO, Seth Bernstein said today “I am honored and pleased to have a Board of Directors with such a wealth of experience across so many different industries. Our board will be made up of some of the most respected business and civic leaders in America”.
Bernstein believes that the support of this board will help Empagio with the vision of changing the Payroll and Human Resources industry. The Executive Board of Directors will include Seth Bernstein, CEO and Robert O. Purcifull Jr, President. Mr. Bernstein said that an announcement will be made in the next 30 days regarding one final board member in addition to the following Board of Directors:
Anthony Forstmann, Chairman of the Board of Beverly Hills, California started his career in the investment banking world at G H Walker & Co, Wertheim and Smith Barney & Co. In 1968 he co-founded Forstmann-Leff Assoc., which was one of the leading institutional money management firms in the country, as well as one of the original Hedge Funds in the US. In 1987, Mr. Forstmann started Forstmann & Co, which is the founder of 9 successful innovative Ventures, including NRI-Cogent, Instinet, Spear Securities and ITI, among others, all either NASDAQ or Private Companies. He was a director at several NYSEcompanies such as Home Shopping Network, Community Health Services and ABC Citadel Broadcasting, among others. He also founded ExpHand, Tima , and several other successful companies. He is currently Chairman of the Executive Committee for Exphand Networks, an innovative solution to mobil commerce. Mr. Forstmann was also an original partner in Forstmann Little & Co and has remained a Special Limited Partner of this prominent Wall Street leverage buyout firm. Mr. Forstmann is the brother of Ted Forstmann. He also has generously participated in a number of philanthropic organizations, particularly those benefiting children.
Powell Brown, of Winter Park, Florida is currently President of Brown & Brown Insurance and is scheduled to become CEO effective July 2009. Brown & Brown is one of the largest and most respected independent insurance intermediaries in the nation, with over 67 years of continuous service. The Company is ranked as the sixth largest such organization in the United States by Business Insurance magazine. Brown & Brown is one of the selected companies that make up the Standard & Poor’s Mid-Cap 400 Index. FORBES magazine ranked Brown & Brown at #48 on its 2005 list of “America’s Best Small Companies.” FORTUNE magazine ranked B&B at #69 on its 2004 list of “America’s Fastest Growing Companies.” Mr. Brown serves on the Board of Directors of the SunTrust Bank/Central Florida, and previously served as Vice Chairman of Finance for the Board of Governors of the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce, and as a member of the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement of Central Florida and the Bolles School Board of Visitors. Mr. Brown is the son of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, J. Hyatt Brown.
Dick Nunis, of Windermere, Florida is the president of New Business Solutions, Inc., a consulting company, and serves as chairman and CEO of NorthWest Ventures LLC. He is a charter member of the UCF Board of Trustees and served as chair from 2003-2006. He has served on the UCF Foundation Board since 1988. He is the past chair of the foundation and is currently a foundation trustee emeritus. Nunis also served as a member of the Governor's Commission on Education from 1996-1999. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California in 1955. Dick was named to the first Scholastic All-American football team in 1952. In 1996, he received an honorary degree, Doctor of Public Service, from UCF.
Dick retired in 1999 as chairman of Walt Disney Parks & Resorts after a 44-year career with The Walt Disney Company. Dick served on The Walt Disney Company board of directors from 1981 to 1998 and is a director emeritus.
Nationally, Dick served on the board of the Travel & Tourism Advisory Council for the United States Department of Commerce. He is chairman emeritus of The Recreation Roundtable, an advisory committee of recreation industry leaders. Dick was a member of the National Board of Junior Achievement and instrumental in putting JA into the classrooms. He was inducted into the Junior Achievement Mid-Florida Business Hall of Fame.
On a statewide level, Dick’s has served as a member of The Florida Transportation Commission and was involved in the establishment of Enterprise Florida, Inc., served on its board and as vice chair for two years. He is past chair of The Florida Council of 100 and now serves on the board and as an honorary member.
Locally, he is past chair of the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission; past chair of the Heart of Florida United Way; past trustee of United Arts of Central Florida.
Currently, Dick is a board member of AquaFiber Technologies Corporation, which has an innovative process to clean surface water. He is a member of the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce board of governors.
About Empagio Corporation
Empagio, headquartered in Orlando Florida, provides Payroll and Human Resources software and services to many of the Fortune 100 companies. Empagio is a robust platform that has been servicing large corporations for over 25 years. Empagio is dedicated to providing superior service along with state of the art Payroll and Human Resources solutions. The software and services are highly reliable and produces over 100 million paychecks annually.
