Reed Group’s Executive Team

Presley Reed, MD, Chairman, Reed Group Board of Directors
Dr. Reed, the founder of Reed Group, is an internationally recognized expert in disability and leaves management, workplace absence and productivity, workers' compensation and occupational health. He is considered a pioneer in employee absence management. Dr. Reed works closely with Reed Group’s executive team on strategic opportunities and client relationships.

Michael Sayre, Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Sayre provides leadership for all functional areas of the business, setting strategic direction for Reed Group, driving internal operating improvements, and facilitating clear and consistent communication with Reed Group constituents. His primary goal is to ensure that our customers receive exceptional service at all times. He has a long, successful record of operational improvement at numerous organizations in both line role and consulting capacities. Prior to his involvement at Reed Group, Mr. Sayre was Vice President at Audax Group, a leading middle-market private equity firm; SVP, Operations at Harcourt Education, a global information publishing firm; and a principal at Parthenon Group, a strategic advisory/consulting firm.

Ron Hays, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Hays is responsible for Reed Group’s financial operations, controls and reporting. He brings Reed Group nearly 20 years of financial management experience as CFO of Sea mobile, Inc. /Maritime Telecommunications Network, Inc., and in roles at McCaw Cellular Communications (now AT&T Wireless) and BellSouth Corporation.

Jon Seymour, MD, President, Guidelines
Dr. Seymour joined Reed Group in 2008 to revolutionize The Medical Disability Advisor and to build out the Guidelines business with new content, functionality and expertise. The leading reference on disability durations is now the foundation for a broader portfolio of integrated data and content on occupational health, including clinical treatment guidelines, medical and statutory return to work considerations, and predictive and preventive recommendations. Dr. Seymour has been involved in electronic medical publishing for over 20 years. He founded Gold Standard, an innovator in online drug information and medical education, and was CEO of the Clinical Tools Division and Chief Medical Officer for Wolters Kluwer Health, the world’s leading medical publisher.

John Apholt, Senior Vice President, Service Operations
Mr. Apholt brings Reed Group 18+ years of clinical call center and service operation experience. He has an extensive background in clinical case management, disease management, healthcare and services. He has led operations, managed nurses, and deployed metrics and tracking at LifePlans, CorSolutions, PacifiCare and Fidelity, leading to significant operational and performance improvement in each case. To ensure service and operational consistency across Reed Group, all service center, implementation, service quality and data analytics functions report to Mr. Apholt.

Victoria Schweitzer, R.N., CHCQM, Vice President of Account Services
Victoria is Vice President of Account Services for Reed Group and is responsible for driving service excellence to Reed Group's valued clientele. She assists Reed Group's clients in the achievement of specific financial, customer service and workplace productivity goals. With extensive experience in claim administration, case management, program design, statutory compliance and financial analysis she is able to facilitate the account management oversight role as well as lead client project services aimed at continuous improvement of program design and delivery.

Jason Cole, Vice President of Product Development
Jason has over 15 years of technology management experience and has led software development organizations for companies in the e-commerce, entertainment, financial services, total benefits outsourcing, and insurance industries. He has been leading Agile development projects since the mid-1990s and has spoken to clients and industry groups throughout the Northeast on the benefits of Agile development in large and small enterprises.

Karin Lindgren, JD, General Counsel
Ms. Lindgren brings Reed Group 25 years of experience as a corporate healthcare IT lawyer. She has a wide-ranging background providing strategic advice and counsel to healthcare technology organizations, payers and healthcare providers involved in medical informatics, ecommerce, software, EMRs, clinical data analytics, database and data warehousing activities. Currently also on faculty at Northwestern University, teaching in NU's graduate program in medical informatics, Ms. Lindgren was the General Counsel and Corporate Compliance Officer for the University HealthSystem Consortium in Chicago for many years, and was a partner in law firms in Los Angeles and Chicago where she conducted jury trials in over 20 states.

Kevin Curry, SVP, National Practice Leader, Reed Group
Kevin brings more than 15 years of experience in Integrated Absence management and consulting to Reed Group. As Practice Leader, he is responsible for setting and facilitating Reed Group's absence and disability business, with focus on technology, content and services. Before joining Reed Group, he was a well-known and highly respected senior absence management consultant in Mercer's Total Health Management practice, where he helped numerous employers achieve cost reduction and productivity improvements in FMLA, disability and broader employee absence management activities. Kevin is a frequent speaker at industry conferences in the areas of Integrated Absence, Health & Productivity. Prior to his work on behalf of employers at Mercer, Curry held various leadership positions at CORE Inc.

Heather Rollins, Director Human Resources
Heather joined Reed Group in March 2004 at the opening of the Colorado Service Center and held the positions of Administrative Manager and Human Resource Generalist prior to being promoted to Director of Human Resources in 2008. Prior to joining Reed Group she worked for a major government contractor and the Department of the Army in a variety of fields, including advertising, government contracting and training.