ShiftPixy, Inc. announced that effective September 28, 2017, Mr. Whitney White, age 41, was elected to serve as an Independent Director of the company. From April 2017 to date, Mr. White has been Chief Operating Officer & Chief Technology Officer of Prime Trust, LLC. Before his service with Prime Trust, Mr. White spent 17 years with W.R. Hambrecht + Co., LLC., an investment banking, advisory and brokerage firm that was the Underwriter of the company's recently completed Regulation A offering, having served in various executive roles, including Chief Technology Officer and more recently as Managing Director, Equity Capital Markets. Effective September 28, 2017, Mr. Sean Higgins, age 53, was elected as an Independent Director of the company. Since December 2002, Mr. Higgins has served as co-founder and Vice President of Professional Services of Herjavec Group, an information security solutions firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Mr. Higgins earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from Purdue University and a master of science degree in electrical engineering and applied physics from Case Western Reserve University. As a member of the board, Mr. Higgins contributes his significant industry, technical, and entrepreneurial experience. Mr. Higgins will serve on the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominations Committee. Effective September 28, 2017, Mr. Mark Absher, age 55, was elected to serve as a Director of the company in addition to continuing as the company's Registered In-House Counsel, a position he has held since June 2016. Before his service with ShiftPixy, Mr. Absher served for 11 years as Associate General Counsel of LifeWay. Mr. Absher earned a bachelor's degree in English education from Bob Jones University and a Juris Doctor degree from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago.
ShiftPixy, Inc. is a specialized human capital service provider that provides solutions for contingent part-time workforce demands, primarily in the restaurant and hospitality service trades. It provides payroll and related employment tax processing, human resources, employment compliance, insurance related, and operational employment services solutions for its business clients (clients or operators) and shift work (gig) opportunities for worksite employees (WSEs or shifters). The services provided to its clients ranges from basic payroll processing to a suite of human resources information systems (HRIS) technology. It functions as an employment administrative services (EAS) provider through its subsidiary, ReThink Human Capital Management, Inc., as well as a staffing provider through another of its subsidiaries, ShiftPixy Staffing, Inc (Staffing). These subsidiaries provide a range of services to its clients, such as administrative services and workersâ compensation administration.
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