Keas Taps Towers Watson Executive Brian Golden to Lead Customer Success
Founding executive Colleen Yoo, current VP, promoted to Chief Operating Officer
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Keas, the market leader in enterprise health engagement, today announced the promotion of Colleen Yoo to Chief Operating Officer, and the hire of Brian Golden, Towers Watson executive and seasoned population health strategist, to VP of Customer Success.
Both Yoo and Golden will report to Keas CEO, Josh Stevens.
"There is no better person to ensure the health management success of the world's largest employers than Brian," said Stevens. "His proven track record in benefits consulting, design, engagement and incentive strategy align perfectly with our Fortune 1000 customer base, ensuring their continued success through health reform and complex regulations in employee healthcare."
Golden comes to Keas with over 20 years of health management experience. He most recently led sales for Towers Watson's Health Management Practice, where he worked to mitigate employee cost trends through strategic health and wellness initiatives. Prior to Towers Watson, Golden was VP of Growth and Solution development at Healthy Interactions, an innovative vendor providing on-site health coaching and education worldwide. He previously spent five years as the Midwest Total Health Management practice leader for Mercer, where he served Fortune 100 employers and developed best practice health management solutions. Golden holds a M.B.A from Loyola University Chicago, Graduate School of Business.
"Keas is in an extraordinary position to revolutionize the health management industry," said Golden. "I look forward to working alongside Josh, Colleen and the team to ensure the best results for our current and future customers."
Yoo, Chief Operating Officer, joined Keas as Director of Product, and was subsequently promoted to VP of Product and Customer Success. Prior to Keas, she held a variety of leadership and strategic roles across healthcare consulting and product management. She built industry-leading products at Healtheon/WebMD, Navigenics, and Blue Shield of California. At Blue Shield of California, she led the integrated member health portal, which served over three million members. Yoo began her career as a healthcare consultant at The Lewin Group, a consulting firm that advises health plans, state Medicaid agencies, and employers on policy evaluation and health care program development. She holds a B.A. in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins University.
About Keas
Keas is the market leader in enterprise health engagement. Leveraging proven behavior-motivating techniques from game design, social networking and online learning, Keas maximizes utilization of health benefits while delivering a vendor-agnostic hub to unify and streamline benefits delivery. Industry leaders including Pfizer, Safeway, Salesforce.com, NJM Insurance, and more, rely on Keas to power their workforce-wide health engagement programs. Founded in 2008, Keas is headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit http://www.keas.com
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