thomsons online benefits announce appointment of new Finance Director

London, 15 June, 2005: Award winning employee benefits consultant and technology provider, thomsons online benefits, is pleased to announce the appointment of Tony Morreale as Finance Director with immediate effect.

Tony joins thomsons online benefits from ThoughtWorks Ltd where he has been UK Finance Director since their launch in the UK in 2001. Tony began his accountancy career at Moores Rowland and has undertaken roles in both the technology and consultancy sectors previously, including a spell at Mercer HR. He has a degree from Westminster University and is a Chartered Accountant.

Michael Whitfield, Managing Director of thomsons online benefits comments:

"We are very pleased to have secured Tony Morreale as our Finance Director. With Tony's appointment we now have the right management team in place to really accelerate the Company's growth further and to fulfill our goal of becoming the default technology platform in the employee benefits market place for employee benefit and HR professionals alike."

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About thomsons online benefits

thomsons online benefits was founded in 2000 to revolutionise the way that benefits are administered and communicated. They have won the following awards "Corporate Adviser of the Year" in the Money Marketing Financial Services Awards 2004 and 2005, "Most Effective Use of an International Benefits Strategy" in the Employee Benefits Awards 2004, "Advanced Supply Chain Integration" National Innovation category and "E-business" for London region in the DTI Ecommerce Awards 2004. thomsons online benefits is a trading name of The Benefit Express Ltd. The Benefit Express Ltd is an appointed representative of AWD Consultancy Ltd, who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.