Alan King Voted onto Distinguished HR Top 100 List
<p><strong>Raleigh, N.C. — June 26</strong><br />Alan King, president of Workplace Options (WPO), a provider of work-life employee benefits, has been recognized by HR's elite and named to the HR Top 100 Most Influential list in the United Kingdom.<br /><br />King has been with WPO for five years. Before this position, he was vice president of resource services for Ceridian's LifeWorks division, where he oversaw the resource and referral, provider relations, external training, quality and customer service functions. </p><p>He joined Ceridian in 1998 as a result of its acquisition of Work Family Directions, where he was responsible for resource and referral and central database functions.<br /><br />"We congratulate Alan on his achievement, and we're very proud to have him as part of the Workplace Options team," Dean Debnam, Workplace Options CEO, said. <br /><br />WPO, which is celebrating its 25th year anniversary in 2007, spans four continents and 80 countries, offering customizable solutions for all aspects of an employee's life — including childcare, elder care, financial, legal, wellness, identity threat recovery, training, concierge services and more. </p><p>In June 2006, WPO acquired Employee Advisory Resource (EAR) in London, one of the United Kingdom's largest providers of employee effectiveness services. </p><p>Also, in early 2007, WPO acquired Dublin's EAP Solutions, further extending its worldwide network of providers.</p>