Unveiling its new sales organization structure, Univers Workplace Benefits today named the managing directors for each of the company's three sales regions.
Univers Chief Marketing Officer Brad Wier said the three regions - Southern, Western and Northern -- will be supported by existing lead consultants and the addition of experienced sales professionals to enhance coverage and service in key markets.
John Hearn, is now managing director of the Southern Region, which compromises the Southeast and South-Central United States. Hearn was regional sales manager in the former Univers Southeast regional office. The Southern Region is headquartered in Atlanta with offices in Orlando and Houston.
Jeff Graves is the managing director of the Western Region, made up of the West Coast, Southwest and Mountain states. Graves was president of Tandem Benefits, acquired by Univers in 2006. The Western Region is based in Foothill Ranch, California with offices in Phoenix and Denver.
Chris Champa is the Managing Director in the Northern Region, which includes the Northeast, the Mid-Atlantic, New England, the Midwest regions of the country. Champa has been a senior sales and operations executive with Univers since 2002. Champa is based in Hammonton, NJ. Additional Northern Region sales offices are in New York, Chicago and Cincinnati.
"John, Jeff and Chris are experienced, successful leaders who will maximize the potential of our growing sales teams, said Wier. "With the structure and leadership now in place, we plan to further support each region by adding proven sales producers with experience in workplace benefits marketing.
Southern Region: Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and West Virginia.
Western Region: California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Iowa, Idaho, Nebraska, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Hawaii and Alaska.
Northern Region: New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas.
The nation's leading benefit communications and enrollment solutions provider, Univers Workplace Benefits is dedicated to enhancing the benefit knowledge and enrollment experience of the nation's workforce. Headquartered in Hammonton, NJ, Univers is a subsidiary of USI Holdings Corporation, Inc.