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The health insurer said it plans to sell its Medicare prescription drug business in a key step toward completing its $67.5 billion merger.

Dave Sikora is a technology industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience that spans enterprise software, data intelligence, private equity, mobile applications and supply chain solutions. As chief executive officer at ALTR, he is focused on expanding the ways enterprise companies can leverage blockchain technology to reduce threats to data integrity. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and serves as a strategic advisor to startups in the Austin tech market.

Martin Fiore is EY Americas vice chair of tax.

Brendan Miller is a principal analyst at Forrester Researching, serving digital business professionals. His research focuses on retail digital transformation, consumer insights, payments, and eCommerce trends in the age of the customer. Brendan has specific expertise in helping retail leaders understand the opportunity derived from payments as well as the vendors that facilitate the delivery of leading digital experiences. His interests include emerging digital payments, rebuilding checkout experiences for our mobile world, retailer security and risk challenges, and insights into the state of the digital shopper.

Brendan’s research and analysis have been widely cited in publications including The New York Times, USA Today, Bloomberg, Fortune, Barron’s, CNBC, as well as NPR, The Los Angeles Times, and Financial Times.

Previous Work Experience

Prior to Forrester, Brendan spent 20 years as a B2C and B2B marketer, spanning technology, services, retail, CPG, and durable goods. Most recently, he led product marketing duties at payment firms, such as First Data, Mercury, and Vantiv. Prior to working in payments, he held B2C marketing leadership roles at Pulte Group and Graham Advertising (a leading automotive advertising agency), and he was also a managing director of a market research and strategy firm.

Education

Brendan holds a BBA in marketing/management from Northwood University in Midland, Michigan, as well as an MBA from the University of Denver, Daniels College of Business.

Supportive, encouraging managers and competitive benefits packages play a key role in employee retention in a tight job market.

Benefits leaders from Estée Lauder and Options Clearing Corporation say the perk doesn’t have a lot of overhead and has huge payoffs.

The financial institution reaches out to workers, even before their first day on the job, to introduce them to their culture.

Employers must hit the throttle by providing employees with personalized retirement readiness scores, deeper metrics.

Dan Hanson is an insurance and risk management professional with Marsh & McLennan Agency.

The HR consulting firm has a new owner and a mandate to deploy its data analysis tools to better help companies.