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Gevity

is in the Business Services Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$750.0K
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Gevity started in September, 1984, when Staff Leasing founders Bill Mullis, Jim Roberts and the late Tom Cooley and Doug Mark laid the cornerstone for what would become Gevity. Our humble operations began in Bradenton, Florida with the goal of helping blue collar companies obtain protection against on-the-job injuries. By the end of 1992, we expanded our service area to over 15 field offices in Florida and Georgia. Our services grew as well, and eventually they included payroll, unemployment claims processing and health benefits. The millennium ushered in a new era. Our services evolved and we placed a higher emphasis on human resources. In 2001 we introduced an entirely new identity and changed our name to Gevity HR. Erik Vonk was appointed as the new Chairman and CEO in March of 2002. Erik's industry experience and clear vision brought positive changes. We streamlined our name and brand to Gevity to champion the human resources focus.

Interim Chief Executive Officer
Garry Welsh
Number of Employees 749
Contact Information

9000 Town Center Pkwy

Bradenton, Florida 34202

www.gevity.com

1 941 714 4034

NAICS Code Human Resources Consulting Services: 541612

News & Analysis

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  • Leading Human Resources Company CoAdvantage Enlists Portfolio of ASO Clients

    - 2008-05-23

    ORLANDO, Fla. -- CoAdvantage, a leading provider of end-to-end human resource solutions, announced today that it has acquired a portion of Gevity's Administrative Service Offering ASO clients. The new business will increase CoAdvantage's Human Resources Outsourcing HRO business by up to 15 percent. Gevity, which in February announced its exit...

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  • Gevity.(Players)

    - 2008-01-01

    Michael Lavington was elevated from COO to chairman and CEO of Gevity. He replaces Erik Vonk. You can reach Amy Keller at akeller@floridatrend.com

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  • Breaking News Alert from Hemis Corporation (OTCBB: HMSO).

    - 2007-08-02

    M2 PRESSWIRE-2 August 2007-WallStreetAnalystReport.com: Breaking News Alert from Hemis Corporation (OTCBB: HMSO)C1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:02082007 Stocks to Watch: Hemis Corporation (OTCBB: HMSO), Conspiracy Entertainment Holdings (OTC BB:CPYE) , LL&E Royalty Trust (NYSE:LRT), Douglas Lake Minerals Inc. (OTC BB:DLKM) ,...

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  • Gevity HR Inc. Cuts Full Year Outlook.

    - 2007-07-02

    M2 PRESSWIRE-2 July 2007-MarketMinute: Gevity HR Inc. Cuts Full Year OutlookC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:02072007 InvestorIM has been created as a tool for the average investor. The idea is simple, a website where the world can communicate. Do you have a ...

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  • Gevity Making Headlines.

    - 2007-05-22

    M2 PRESSWIRE-22 May 2007-www.streetinvesting.com: Gevity Making HeadlinesC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:22052007 Please visit www.Streetinvesting.com for the full report. Wall Street finished mixed Monday, taking a short break from its recent bullish performance. The Dow took a step back and...

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  • Gevity Inc. Attracts Attention in 2007.

    - 2007-03-07

    M2 PRESSWIRE-7 March 2007-www.streetinvesting.com: Gevity Inc. Attracts Attention in 2007C1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:07032007 Please visit www.Streetinvesting.com for the full report. Wall Street was unable to comeback from its recent downward spiral Monday, as concerns about the state of...

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  • Creditors of failed reinsurer.(News)

    - 2006-11-13

    Byline: Douglas McLeod and Roberto Ceniceros Workers comp policyholders that are creditors in the Hatteras Re liquidation include: * Aramark, which placed its direct workers comp coverage with U.S. units of ACE Ltd. and retained part of the program through Cayman-based ...

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  • Bellwether Report.com is Scouting Gevity HR Inc.

    - 2006-09-18

    M2 PRESSWIRE-18 September 2006-bellwetherreport.com: Bellwether Report.com is Scouting Gevity HR Inc.C1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:18092006 Bellwether Report Takes Notice of Gevity HR Inc. (NASDAQ:GVHR) Gevity HR runs on people power -- and lots of it. One of the nation's...

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  • The Bellwether Report issues an update on large cap companies such as Gevity.

    - 2006-05-01

    M2 PRESSWIRE-1 May 2006-bellwetherreport.com: The Bellwether Report issues an update on large cap companies such as GevityC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01052006 Gevity (NASDAQ:GVHR), is a company that our research team will be tracking over the ensuing weeks. They recently came out...

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  • Outsourcing HR

    - 2006-02-01

    It's all so simple when your firm is just you, but the complexity of managing employees grows geometrically as you add bodies and benefit plans. Fortunately, the opportunities to outsource administrative if not professional tasks are expanding to keep pace with advisers' needs. In this case, I'm talking about professional...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Garry Welsh Interim Chief Executive Officer
Michael Lavington Chief Executive Officer
Clifford Sladnick Chief Administrative Officer
Edwin E. Hightower Jr. Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
James E. Hardee Senior Vice President & Chief Sales & Mkting Off
Lisa J Harris Chief Technology Officer
Meredith Johnson Chief People Officer
Paul E. Benz Senior Vice President & Chief Info Officer
Peter C Grabowski Cfo
Chris Davis Vice President of Finance
Michael D. Mulholland Vice President, Financial Planning, Corporate Development and Investor Relations
Matthew R. Garcia Manager, Investor Relations
Shawna Malecki Marketing Programs Manager and Team Leader for Gevity's September Food
Roger Andruss
Daniel J. Sullivan Director
David S. Katz Director
Jeffrey A Sonnenfeld Director
Jonathan Kagan Director
Paul R. Daoust Director
Todd F. Bourell Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
George B. Beitzel Chairman
James F. Orr Board of Directors
Patrick C. Lee Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Gevity Interim Chief Executive Officer Current
Gevity HR, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Gevity Senior Vice President & CFO Former

Organization Position Status
Gevity Chief Executive Officer Current
Gevity HR, Inc. Independent Business Consultant Current
Gevity HR, Inc. Director Current
Gevity Director Current
Gevity Chief Operating Officer Former
Global Telesystems, Inc. Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Property Former
The Rank Group Plc Group Human Resource Director Former
Garner International Limited Senior Consultant Former

Organization Position Status
Gevity Chief Administrative Officer Current

Organization Position Status
Gevity Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Current

Organization Position Status
Gevity Senior Vice President & Chief Sales & Mkting Off Current

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Gevity Chief Technology Officer Current

Organization Position Status
Gevity Chief People Officer Current

Organization Position Status
Gevity Senior Vice President & Chief Info Officer Current

Peter Grabowski has been with Gevity since 1997. Prior to joining Gevity, Mr. Grabowski was Manager of International Taxation and Planning at Tambrands Inc. He has several years of public accounting experience.

Organization Position Status
Gevity Cfo Current

Organization Position Status
Gevity Vice President of Finance Current

Organization Position Status
Gevity Vice President, Financial Planning, Corporate Development and Investor Relations Current

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Gevity Manager, Investor Relations Current

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Gevity Marketing Programs Manager and Team Leader for Gevity's September Food Current

God has blessed Roger Andruss with a life much different than one he could have ever imagined. As a young man growing up in Washington state, he set his eyes on a career in health care. Roger graduated from the University of Washington as a pharmacist and many successes followed including an active duty assignment at the Air Force Academy. After 15 years as a pharmacist, Roger felt God tugging at his heart to do something more. The prescriptions he dispensed were helping people with physical needs but he began to be burdened for their need of a spiritual cure. Soon thereafter, Roger enrolled at Ozark Christian College in Joplin, Missouri where he graduated with a Bachelor of Bible & Ministry. After ministering in several churches in Missouri & Montana, God called Roger and his wife Debbie to Hawaii where he now serves as Sr. Pastor at Island Family Christian Church. Roger and Debbie have a son John, who lives in New York City where he works for Gevity, an HR outsourcing company. Roger and Debbie have always loved the outdoors and are taking time to get to know the beaches of Hawaii. Roger is a gifted "teaching-pastor" who loves to help people apply biblical truths in their contemporary lives.

Organization Position Status
Island Family Senior Pastor Current
Gevity Current
Ozark Christian College Former
University of Washington Former

George B. Beitzel, age 79, has served as a director of Gevity since November 1993. Mr. Beitzel retired from IBM in 1987, where he had served for 32 years, the last 14 as a member of IBM's board of directors and corporate officer. Mr. Beitzel currently serves on the board of directors of Actuate Corporation, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Bitstream, Inc. and Computer Task Group, Incorporated. Mr. Beitzel is chairman emeritus of Amherst College and Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. He is a graduate of Harvard Business School and served 12 years on the board of directors of the Associates at Harvard Business School.

Organization Position Status
Gevity Chairman Current
Gevity Director Current
Computer Task Group Board of Directors Current

Daniel J. Sullivan , age 61, has served as a director of Gevity since May 2007. Mr. Sullivan began his career as an operations supervisor for Roadway Express. In 1983, he joined Roadway Services where he founded Roadway Package System ("RPS"), serving as RPS's president and chief executive officer until 1990. Mr. Sullivan became vice president and group executive for Roadway Services in 1990, senior vice president and president of the National Carrier Group in 1993, president and chief operating officer in 1994, and chairman, president and chief executive officer in 1995. Mr. Sullivan served on the board of directors of Roadway Services from 1990 to 1996. In 1996, Mr. Sullivan led the transformation of Roadway Services to Caliber System, Inc. He served as chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Caliber until 1998. In 1998, Caliber System was acquired by FedEx Corporation. Mr. Sullivan returned to FedEx Ground (formerly RPS) and served as president and chief executive officer until his retirement on December 31, 2006. Mr. Sullivan is a member of the boards of directors of Computer Task Group, Inc. (Buffalo, NY), GDS Express, Inc. (Akron, OH), and Pike Electric, Inc. (Mount Airy, NC) and serves as a commissioner on the Flight 93 National Memorial Federal Advisory Commission.

Organization Position Status
Gevity Director Current
Computer Task Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Roadway Express Inc. CEO Former
Caliber Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
Roadway Express Inc. President Former
RPS Inc. President Former
Caliber Corporation President Former
Roadway Express Inc. Vice President Former
Roadway Express Inc. Operations Supervisor Former
Roadway Express Inc. Chairman Former
Caliber Corporation Chairman Former

David S. Katz, age 42, has served as a director of Gevity since June 2003. Since February 2006, Mr. Katz has been a principal of GTCR Golder Rauner, LLC, a Chicago-based private equity investment firm. From April 2000 to January 2006, he served as a managing director of Frontenac Company, LLC, a private equity investment firm. Mr. Katz currently serves on the board of directors of APS Healthcare and Capella Healthcare, Inc., and has previously served on the board of directors of Natural Nutrition Group, Inc., Pro Mach, Inc. and numerous other privately-held companies. Mr. Katz joined Frontenac in 1994 after holding positions at The Clipper Group and The Boston Consulting Group.

Organization Position Status
Gevity Director Current
Aps Healthcare, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Rockefeller Foundation Chairman of the Board of Trustees Current
The Stride Rite Corporation Board of Directors Current
Gevity Board of Directors Current
American International Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
UnumProvident Corporation chief executive officer Former
UnumProvident Corporation chairman Former
Mellon Financial Corporation Board of Directors Former
Nashua Corporation Board of Directors Former
The Stride Rite Corporation Director Former
Boston University master's degree in business administration Former
Villanova University bachelor's degree in science Former

Organization Position Status
Yale School of Management Lester Crown Professor-In-the-Practice of Management Current
Newsweek, Inc. Current
The New York Times Company Current
Gevity Director Current
Gevity HR, Inc. Director Current
Lennar Corporation Board of Directors Current
Organizational Dynamics Inc. Board of Directors Former
Journal of Organizational Behavior Board of Directors Former
Harvard University MBA Former
Harvard University Ab Former
Harvard College A.B. Former

Organization Position Status
Corporate Partners Inc Managing Principal Current
Lazard Alternative Investments Managing Principal Current
Use-Caps Current
Lazard Technology Partners Current
Gevity Director Current
The View Group Board of Directors Current
Ironshore Technical Services, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Gevity HR, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Lazard Ltd. Managing Director Former
Corporate Partners Inc Managing Director Former
Centre Partners Management LLC Managing Director Former
Lazard Ltd. Investment Banker Former
University of Oxford M.A. Former
Phi Beta Kappa A.B. Former
Harvard College A.B. Former

Organization Position Status
Gevity Board of Directors Current

Paul R. Daoust , age 60, has served as a director of Gevity since May 2006. Mr. Daoust currently serves as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of HighRoads, Inc., a privately-held technology enabled solutions company in the human resources space, which he joined in February 2005. From October 2000 until his retirement in July 2003, Mr. Daoust served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of GRX Technologies, Inc., a privately-held software company focused on supply chain management for the commercial insurance industry. Mr. Daoust also served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc., one of the world's largest human resource consulting firms, from June 1993 to June 1998. He worked for Watson Wyatt for 28 years and served on their board of directors for nine years. He currently serves on the board of Salary.com, a publicly-held technology company in the human resources space, and on the advisory boards of Brodeur Worldwide (part of the Omnicom Group) and LaborMetrix, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Gevity Director Current

Todd F. Bourell , age 37, has served as a director of Gevity since June 2007. Mr. Bourell is a partner at ValueAct Capital, LLC, a privately-owned hedge fund, which he joined in May 2001. Prior to joining ValueAct, he was employed at Wellington Management Company as an analyst covering the telecommunications services industry. Mr. Bourell also served as director of Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. from September 2004 to May 2005. He is a graduate of the University of Pennslyvania's Wharton School of Business and Harvard College.

Organization Position Status
Gevity Director Current
Harvard College Former
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