CONEXIS Hires New Regional Vice President for Strategic Alliance Sales.

DALLAS -- CONEXIS:

--Announcement Highlights Ongoing Growth of CONEXIS and Company Commitment to Establishing Leadership Position in Benefits Administration Marketplace by Supporting Strategic Partners with Innovative Employee Benefit Solutions

CONEXIS, a Word & Brown Company, and one of the fastest growing benefits administration companies specializing in the complex areas of COBRA/HIPAA, Flexible Benefits (FSA/HRA/HSA), Direct Bill and other administrative services, recently announced the appointment of Jack Gioglio as regional vice president, Strategic Alliance Sales, Eastern Region.

Gioglio will be responsible for introducing health plan carriers, TPAs and outsource vendors to the wide range of employee benefit solutions offered through CONEXIS, and for developing new solutions-driven partnerships with leaders in these markets. Gioglio will also manage sales activities in the East, an area where the company has experienced considerable growth over the past year.

"We are very pleased to have Jack join us," said Michael Close, chief sales and marketing officer for CONEXIS. "He is a known and respected leader in the industry and brings great value to our company as we grow our business relationships and champion innovative solutions for benefits administration."

Gioglio brings to CONEXIS more than 25 years of sales and marketing management experience in the insurance and managed care industry. Most recently, he served in executive sales positions with The Equitable Life, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Connecticut and MD HealthPlan/HealthNet, Northeast.

Gioglio has a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from the University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut, and holds a Life & Health Insurance license with the Department of Insurance in Connecticut.

About CONEXIS

For more than 17 years, CONEXIS has delivered a wide range of employee benefit solutions to employers, third party administrators (TPA's), business outsourcing partners and health plans nationwide. Specializing in the complex areas of administration and compliance, our expertise includes COBRA and HIPAA Administrative Services; Direct Bill Services for Retirees, Leave of Absence (LOA) and Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA); and Flexible Benefits Administration, including Section 125 Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Section 132 Transportation Plans, Section 105 Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRA), and Health Savings Accounts (HSA). CONEXIS is the only outsource provider to offer benefits administration on a fully integrated, Web-based system. This approach helps its clients to easily and cost-effectively develop, implement and manage these popular, yet highly regulated and complex benefits programs. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with an operations/customer service center in Orange, California, CONEXIS is a Word & Brown company. For more information about CONEXIS, contact Tom Donham, brand manager, at 877.CONEXIS (877.266.3947), or visit the company's website at www.CONEXIS.org.