WEX Living well Ambassador and Olympic Gold Medalist Advocates
for a Culture of Wellness
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2013--
WEX
Inc. (NYSE: WXS), a leading provider of corporate card payment
solutions, today announced that it has established a formal partnership
with Olympic gold medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson to provide support to
WEX employees as part of its WEX Living well program. Benoit
Samuelson is one of Maine’s most recognizable athletes and winner of the
first women’s Olympic marathon.
“WEX has long been committed to supporting a healthy lifestyle and we
are excited to partner with Joan to enhance WEX Living well for
our employees and their families,” said Michael E. Dubyak, chairman,
president and CEO at WEX. “Joan was a guest speaker at a WEX company
meeting in 2012 where she encouraged our employees to set their own
personal health goals. Her “Run Your Own Race” talk stressed the
importance of setting daily, attainable goals, monitoring your progress
and adjusting your goals as your health and fitness levels improve. As a
follow up to that talk, Joan led WEX employees on a 5k fun run that was
very well attended. Her enthusiasm and increased involvement in 2013
will bring us closer to our goal of having all employees actively
engaged in improving their health and well being. At WEX, we see caring
for one another as empowering and our support of the WEX Living well
program — and our partnership with Joan — further demonstrates the
respect we have for all our associates.”
As the WEX Living well ambassador, Benoit Samuelson will support
WEX and its employees as they work to achieve WELCOA platinum status —
recognition awarded by the Wellness Council of America. The WELCOA
platinum award is granted to organizations forging new ground by linking
health promotion objectives to business outcomes.
“I am honored to partner with WEX to provide healthy insights to its
employees via the next phase of WEX Living well,” said Benoit
Samuelson. “A healthy lifestyle is not just about running and working
out. It’s about making choices that lead to both a fulfilling and
rewarding lifestyle.”
About WEX Inc.
WEX Inc. (NYSE: WXS) is a leading provider of corporate card payment
solutions. From its roots in fleet card payments beginning in 1983, WEX
has expanded the scope of its business into a multi-channel provider of
corporate payment solutions representing more than 6.9 million
cardholders and offering exceptional payment security and control across
a wide spectrum of business sectors. The Company’s operations include
WEX Bank, Fleet One, Pacific Pride, rapid! PayCard, Wright Express
Prepaid Cards Australia, Wright Express Fuel Cards Australia, Wright
Express New Zealand and CorporatePay Limited, England, as well as a
majority equity position in UNIK S.A., Brazil. WEX and its subsidiaries
employ more than 1,200 associates. For more information about WEX,
please visit WEXInc.com.
Source: WEX Inc.
WEX Inc.
Jessica Roy, 207-523-6763
Jessica.Roy@wexinc.com