Paul J. Sarvadi

• Chairman
• Chief Executive Officer

Paul Sarvadi is chairman of the board and chief executive officer and co-founder of the company and its subsidiaries, is a Class II director and has been a director since the company’s inception in 1986. He has also served as the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the company since 1989 and as president of the company from 1989 until August 2003.

Paul attended Rice University and the University of Houston prior to starting and operating several small companies. He has served as president of the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO) and was a member of its board of directors for five years.

In 2001, Paul was selected as the 2001 National Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year^® for service industries. In 2004, he received the Conn Family Distinguished New Venture Leader Award from the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University. In 2007, he was inducted into the Texas Business Hall of Fame.