TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 7, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Aspire Financial Services, https://www.aspireonline.com, a leading service provider of smart retirement solutions announces the appointment of Dipankar Mandal as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO) to lead the company's technology initiatives.
In this role, Dipankar will assume oversight of Aspire's technology team and operations, with responsibility for the single system strategy, as well as the development of Aspire's information technology and digital roadmap. Aspire has invested significantly in all areas of its operational model and Dipankar's hire affirms the company's commitment to enhance its technology capability that enables plan control, complete transparency, greater intelligence and provider connectivity.
"I've joined a company that clearly is committed to doing whatever it takes for their clients, and believes in the power of innovation to stay on the absolute leading edge of the industry, says Dipankar. I look forward to helping shape Aspire's systems and platforms to be recognized as the industry-leading technology platform."
Dipankar comes to Aspire with more than 25 years of experience leading technology-focused business process outsourcing (BPO) companies. Dipankar most recently served as President of Acclaris, Inc., a leading consumer-driven health plan (CDH) technology and service organization he founded in 2001. Through Dipankar's leadership, Acclaris served over 12,000 employers and more than 1.9 million participants. He also served as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of ABR Information Services (now part of Ceridian), where he was responsible for all IT platforms and related infrastructure, architected a number of their primary technology platforms, and played a significant role in the acquisition and assimilation of a number of companies, including several 401k administrators.
According to Mark Agustin, Chief Operating Officer, "The rapid evolution of our technology platform is so critical to consistently deliver our services with greater efficiency and intelligence as well as expanding capabilities to address the growing needs of our clients. Dipankar is a tremendous addition to our team--his proven leadership and deep domain experience with technology enabled services providers will significantly enhance the execution of our technology strategy."
Aspire--Delivering Smart Retirement Solutions
Aspire Financial Services, LLC is a leading service provider of smart retirement solutions. Serving the industry for over 12 years with a conflict-free, open-architecture retirement planning management system, Aspire offers the most extensive capabilities nationwide for all plan types [401(k), 403(b), 457, IRA, and Defined Benefit] and all retirement plan stakeholders. Aspire provides a best-in-class technology-enabled portfolio of pre-defined or highly customizable smart retirement solutions with private-label branding options through its proprietary technology platform and strategic partnerships. Aspire links the retirement planning community together to deliver smart solutions for any plan type independent of average account balance or plan size--enabling our partners and customers with strong economic value and competitive advantage through a cost-effective transparent pricing structure and fully built operational model. To learn more about Aspire's unique capabilities that deliver smart retirement solutions, visit https://www.aspireonline.com or call 866.634.5873.
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