— BenefitMall, the leading provider of employee benefits, human resources and payroll products and services, today announced the re-appointment of Michael Gomes as the Executive Vice President, Benefits Sales Division.
In this role, Gomes will be responsible for all benefits sales and services, including group, self-funded, senior, and individual in offices located in 11 states serving 32 markets. Gomes joined BenefitMall as one of its founding executives in 1999 and served in a variety of leadership capacities. For most of his tenure, Gomes was BenefitMall’s Executive Vice President of Sales and Market Operations. After an 18-month sabbatical, Gomes rejoined BenefitMall in 2017.
“Mike semi-retired to take a well-deserved break but stayed active in the industry and with BenefitMall consulting on government relations and various products,” said Bernard DiFiore, chief executive officer of BenefitMall. “He is excited about the changing landscape of our marketplace and as a company founder could not resist to jump back in full time and join us for the next generation of BenefitMall. We are extremely pleased to have him back.”
Prior to joining BenefitMall, Gomes served as National Vice President of Sales and Business Development for the Small Group Division of Prudential Healthcare. His extensive industry experience also includes work with Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield as Senior Vice President of Sales as well as New Jersey Blue Cross and Blue Shield and the New Jersey Department of Insurance.
About BenefitMall
Headquartered in Dallas, BenefitMall partners with a network of 20,000 Brokers and CPAs to deliver employee benefits and payroll services to more than 200,000 small and medium-sized businesses. By combining payroll and benefits, BenefitMall empowers Trusted Advisors to develop the best employee programs while maintaining compliance with government regulations and Health Care Reform.
BenefitMall, the largest national General Agency, merged with the second largest privately held payroll company, CompuPay. BenefitMall also operates HealthCareExchange.com, the leading online community for information regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act