Naviant, Inc. Names New President & CEO

Media contact: Jen Hein, 608-848-0873, jhein@naviant.com

Naviant, Inc. Names New President & CEO

October 16, 2019 Madison WI & Middleburg Heights OH – Naviant, Inc. based in Verona WI has named Michael Carr the new President & CEO.  

“Michael has been instrumental in the development of our vision, mission, values, business strategies, culture, and financial discipline.”, says Mike Suter, the former President & CEO. Suter founded Naviant in 1986, and with the help of a strong executive team, has grown the organization into Hyland Software’s #1 OnBase & Brainware Partner for Capture & Commercial Excellence.

President Carr says, “I am looking forward to the future of Naviant where our continued success will allow us to impact more clients, grow individual careers for our employees, and make significant contributions to the communities we call home.”

In addition, Elizabeth Skolaski will assume an elevated role as the Executive Vice President & COO of Naviant. Skolaski says, “Our continued investment in the right strategies, partners and people have allowed us to grow and serve more clients, and create opportunities for staff to flourish in new roles.”  Since 2007, both Elizabeth and Michael have worked collaboratively in Executive Leadership roles to help Naviant achieve growth goals and become a top partner within the enterprise content management industry. Mike Suter will remain the Founder & Owner of Naviant and is committed to continued investment and growth in the Verona WI-based company.

About Naviant
Business processes and solutions that empower better and faster decisions are what we do best. As a nationally-recognized document management solutions integrator and business process consulting organization with over 30 years of experience, our clients do more with less by streamlining processes and gaining visibility into the information they need to make better decisions. As a long-standing key partner of Hyland Software, Naviant helps organizations operate more efficiently using the OnBase software platform, Brainware intelligent capture platform, Kryon Robotics Process Automation platform. Naviant is a top-tier partner for OnBase, a single enterprise information platform for managing content, processes, and cases, that combines ECM, case management, business process management (BPM), records management, compliance, and capture functionality on a single platform. In addition, Naviant also partners with Kryon Systems for Robotics Process Automation (RPA) technology to enable organizations to drive business agility and efficiency by offloading repetitive high-volume work to a digital workforce (aka software robots). Process focus. Excellence.

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NGL mourns death of John D. Larson, retired NGL President & CEO

National Guardian Life Insurance Company (NGL) is mourning the death and celebrating the life of John D. Larson, retired NGL President & CEO who died on Sunday, September 29, 2019.

Larson was an integral part of NGL for nearly 50 years. Joining NGL in 1969, John was promoted to various senior leadership positions until becoming president in 1974. He was also Chairman of the NGL Board of Directors beginning in 2004 and appointed Chairman Emeritus in 2017.

“John left behind a legacy at NGL of caring for people, a commitment to Madison and profound integrity in all his dealings. He loved NGL and his community. He will be missed,” said Knut A. Olson, NGL President & CEO.

David G. Walsh, Chairman, NGL Board of Directors said, “John’s leadership and ceaseless effort was instrumental in leading NGL to continued success. The NGL Board of Directors are grateful for John’s sound business advice and valued counsel. He was a valued member of our Board and our community. He will be missed.”

In July 2019, the John D. Larson Scholarship Fund was established at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business in honor of Larson and his many years of service to NGL. The merit-based scholarship is awarded annually (up to four years provided the recipient is enrolled as an undergraduate) to an incoming freshman who has been accepted to the Wisconsin School of Business.

Prior to joining NGL, Larson was active duty with the U.S. Army as a Judge Advocate and served in Okinawa, Japan from 1966-1969. He continued to serve a member of the Wisconsin Army National Guard for nearly 30 years, during that time he retired as Assistant Adjutant General for Readiness & Training for the State Area Command with the rank of Brigadier General.

About NGL

Since 1910, National Guardian Life Insurance Company (NGL), a mutual insurance company, has been located in Madison, Wis. Licensed to do business in 49 states and the District of Columbia, NGL markets preneed and individual life and annuities, as well as group markets products. Information about NGL can be found at www.nglic.com; Facebook: Facebook.com/NGLIC and LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-guardian-life-insurance-company; Blog: https://nglic.blog/

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C.D. Smith Construction Announces Dr. Tim Schigur As Director of Educational Markets

C.D. Smith Construction is pleased to announce that Dr. Tim Schigur has joined their team of facility planning and construction management professionals as the Director of Educational Markets.  Dr. Schigur has more than 20 years of professional experience in education, which includes time as a teacher, principal and Superintendent of schools. His extensive executive level management experience includes work in successfully developing long-term facility plans and passing both operational and capital facilities referendums designed to improve the learning environments and learning experiences for students and staff.

C.D. Smith Construction Senior Vice President Kevin Hickman commented on the addition of Schigur to their leadership team by stating “Dr. Schigur is a proven, successful leader with extensive knowledge, skills, and abilities in leading and improving K-12 schools.  We are very pleased to have him join our dedicated Educational Markets team at C.D. Smith Construction and have no doubt that he will be successful in supporting our clients.”

Dr. Schigur commented on his new role with C.D. Smith Construction, stating “I feel very fortunate to be provided this opportunity to work for such a great organization, and with a group of highly dedicated professionals.  Among the many things I liked about leading a school district was working with others to find ways to make schools even better for students, teachers, and the community. This exciting new position provides me an opportunity to do that on a daily basis with a group of incredibly well-established professionals here at C.D. Smith”. 

C.D. Smith Construction, a Wisconsin-based facility planning and construction management firm with offices in Madison, Milwaukee and Fond du Lac, has extensive experience in planning and constructing educational projects of all size and complexity.

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David DiPasquale joins PegEx, Inc. as CRO

Madison, Wisconsin – October 1, 2019 – Today, PegEx®, Inc. announced that Mr. David DiPasquale joined the company as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).

“I am excited to bring my 15 plus years of SaaS sales and marketing experience to PegEx. Leading and growing teams has been my strong suit and I have a lot to offer this growing company”, said DiPasquale. The future is bright for PegEx and their unique software offering, tailor made for the waste industry. I’m proud to be a part of this innovative and growing team.”

“PegEx is rapidly establishing a position leading digital transformation in the hazardous waste and chemical markets” said PegEx CEO Eric Apfelbach. “With the numerous revenue channels and growth opportunities available to us, PegEx needed a strong CRO to help guide the next phase of the company’s growth. We are extremely happy to have someone with Dave’s SaaS experience join the team”.

PegEx, Inc. grew its business over 60% from 2016 to 2018. With its new integrated software solution, aimed at the waste and chemical industries, PegEx is primed to revolutionize the waste disposal and chemical distribution lifecycle, automating the entire process of documenting, transporting, and disposing of waste.

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About PEGEX®
PegEx®, Inc. is a rapidly growing, technology-enabled solutions provider that delivers knowledge, safety, and efficiency to the waste industry via its advanced cloud-based software. The PEGEX® PLATFORM provides a set of productivity modules that accelerate the process of transporting, tracking, and disposing of hazardous waste, with compliance every step of the way. The platform taps extensive rules and data, unique to the waste industry, to enable real-time business and operating decisions. Learn more at www.pegex.com.

Contact:
Eric Apfelbach
President and CEO, PegEx. Inc
Eric.apfelbach@pegex.com
(608) 576-7549

CEC Appoints Kim Lehrman as New CEO to Focus on Talent & Next-Gen Technology

Hiawatha, IA (Oct. 1, 2019) – CEC, a nationally recognized technology systems integrator in the Midwest, is excited to announce that Kim Lehrman will be leading the organization as CEO, effective Oct. 1, 2019.

Most recently serving as president and chief marketing officer at Hiawatha, IA-based enTouch Wireless, Lehrman is an expert at aligning organizational capabilities with emerging technology opportunities. She excels at examining existing skills to determine how to grow and develop companies from within, as well as how to hire employees with complementary skillsets. She will strengthen CEC by continuing and expanding the company’s culture of trust, accountability, and mutual support for its growing team of 300+.

Based upon her knowledge and 15 years of experience in technology, Lehrman will drive CEC’s support in the changing technology marketplace by building end-to-end product experiences that showcase next-generation solutions to customers. She’ll connect CEC’s product portfolio to emerging business needs while continuing to deliver depth and expertise in communication, collaboration, and security.

Lehrman, a long-time CEC board member, replaces Matt Dlouhy who departed the organization in September. With more than 35 years of success at CEC, Dlouhy led the organization through impressive growth while managing the structural changes needed to support the progress.   

To learn more about CEC, visit www.cecinfo.com. To learn more about Lehrman, visit www.cecinfo.com and select “People.”

About CEC
With offices in the Midwest serving local and national customers, CEC offers solution design, integration, and technical services specializing in audio/video, fire and security, healthcare communications, IT, and two-way communications. Focused on the customer experience, CEC teams partner with clients to understand their businesses, tailor solutions, and plan for future technology needs. To learn more, visit www.cecinfo.com.