“GLS is a customer focused, profitable business, and we welcome its team of highly-skilled professionals to Ceridian,” said Pat Goepel, chief revenue officer at Ceridian’s U.S. human resources solutions business. “This acquisition brings us additional resources and domain expertise to round out our benefits administration offerings for the larger employer market.”

“We are excited about joining a company with the breadth and depth of solutions offered by Ceridian,” said Gary Gabel, president and chief executive officer at GLS. “Our technologies, knowledgeable people, and experience with client needs in the larger markets will be an asset as Ceridian grows its benefits administration business.”

Ceridian’s acquisition of Great Lakes is effective immediately. GLS customers will benefit from access to Ceridian’s extensive human resource service solutions. Terms of the sale are undisclosed.

About Ceridian
Ceridian enables companies to be free to succeed in their core business through its suite of innovative managed business solutions for HRMS, payroll, tax filing, application outsourcing, time and attendance, benefits administration and employee effectiveness services. Ceridian Corporation (NYSE: CEN) is an information services company serving businesses and employees in the United States, Canada and Europe. For more information about Ceridian’s comprehensive array of human resource solutions, visit www.ceridian.com/myceridian or call (800) 729-7655.

About GLS Benefit Services
GLS is focused on providing customized and integrated benefit administration outsourcing services to the mid-size and larger corporate USA markets. Their success is attributed to a depth of benefits expertise and the ability to offer flexible outsourced service models to a broad spectrum of industries. Services include Health & Welfare and Pension Administration for active, retired, dependents, survivors, and term vested participants.

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Michael Mamish has joined Great Lakes Strategies, a growing and customer-focused benefit administration outsourcing company.

"We must focus our attention on expanding our current outsourcing services to include pension administration." said Gary Gabel, President. "Mamish's contribution to the retirement business has been recognized nationally. With Michael's expertise, GLS will be positioned to offer additional services in the pension area which will strengthen our relationships with our current clients and expand our opportunities with prospective clients in the marketplace. His talents in the delivery of Human Resource services focused on pension administration will serve our clients well."

Mamish has worked in retirement services for the past 14 years, most recently as the National Retirement Line of Business Leader at Watson Wyatt, based in Southfield, MI. He also has extensive background and experience in focusing on client services and the development of innovative and creative solutions to Human Resource business problems.

He has a Masters degree from the University of Michigan in Math and Computer Science. He has continued his education through courses at George Mason University and executive education courses at Harvard Business School.

GLS is a national benefit administration outsourcing firm offering IVR/Web, technology solutions for health and welfare as well as retirement administration. In addition, GLS provides benefit service centers to support its clients across the United States.

Brian Beatty has joined Great Lakes Strategies, a growing and customer-focused benefit administration outsourcing company, as Principal/Director-Business Development.

Beatty has been active in the human resource consulting arena focused on optimizing the performance of an organization’s human resources through technology, business process and information management for the past 20 years. He was a senior management consultant for Towers Perrin within their Human Resources Transformation practice located in Chicago prior to his creation of Beatty & Associates, Inc., an independent human resources management consulting organization in Chicago.

“By virtue of Brian’s expertise in human resources management, he will be uniquely qualified to assist our clients in migrating employee services toward greater levels of self-service, integrating programs to achieve high performance organizations and aligning best practice approaches to knowledge and case management,” said Gary Gabel, President. “Brian’s talents are a natural to complement the current skills of our organization. The bench strength Brian brings to our clients will be seen as an extension of our service offerings.”

Beatty holds a Bachelor and Masters Degree in Science from the University of Waterloo, a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Western Ontario, and a diploma in Business Administration and HR Management from Sheridan College, (all Canadian institutions).

GLS is a national benefit administration outsourcing firm offering IVR/Web, technology solutions for health and welfare as well as retirement administration. In addition, GLS provides benefit service centers to support its clients across the United States.

Benefits Management Forum & Expo
September 29 - October 2, 2002
Hyatt Regency at Reunion Station
Dallas, TX

This conference offers networking opportunities to share solutions to issues and learn how others struggle with the same issues facing all benefit professionals today. In addition, leading providers of benefit services and products will be available to discuss solutions to benefit issues and demonstrate technology advancements. Stop by our booth #808.

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