Hank Johnson of Nextep Elected to NAPEO Board of Directors

Beth Dean 10.28.22
Hank Johnson of Nextep Elected to NAPEO Board of Directors

The National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO) announced today that Hank Johnson, Director of Risk Management & Legal Compliance of Norman, OK-based Nextep, Inc., has been elected to the association’s Board of Directors during its annual member meeting last month. 

Johnson is among nine new industry leaders elected to serve as directors on the association’s board for the 2022-23 term. NAPEO membership elected the new slate of candidates on Sept. 13, 2022, at NAPEO’s Annual Conference & Marketplace in Palm Springs, California.

Johnson is an experienced PEO executive and a well-known industry leader. Nextep, Inc. is a professional employer organization (PEO) offering a range of services to its clients, including payroll, benefits, HR, tax administration, and regulatory compliance assistance.

“I am thrilled to be on NAPEO’s Board of Directors this year and getting to work with so many incredible leaders in our industry,” Johnson said. “I can’t wait to get started.”

“Hank has been involved in almost every aspect of NAPEO, from state and federal government affairs to the cybersecurity committee,” added Pat Cleary, president and CEO of NAPEO. “We are excited for him to bring his insight to the board this year.”

 

About NAPEO – The Voice of the PEO IndustryTM

The National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO) is the voice of the PEO industry. NAPEO’s 250 PEO members provide payroll, benefits, workers’ comp, regulatory compliance assistance, and other HR services to more than 173,000 small and mid-size businesses employing 4 million people. Our members account for more than 90 percent of the industry’s $254 billion in revenue. An additional 250 companies that provide services to PEOs are associate members of NAPEO. For more information, please visit www.napeo.org.

About Nextep

Nextep provides businesses access to big-company benefits and HR services, which can help them become premier employers. With Nextep as a partner, businesses have comprehensive HR, benefits, payroll, and risk and compliance solutions without the burden of administrative duties. For more info on how a PEO helps a business, visit nextep.com/services/peo.

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