{"id":6348,"date":"2026-07-09T15:09:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T20:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=6348"},"modified":"2026-07-09T15:09:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T20:09:55","slug":"employco-usa-welcomes-thomas-owens-as-southeast-business-development-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/09\/employco-usa-welcomes-thomas-owens-as-southeast-business-development-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Employco USA Welcomes Thomas Owens as Southeast Business Development Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Employco is pleased to announce the addition of Thomas Owens to its team as Southeast Business Development Manager.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/blog\/Blog_Thomas-Owens_headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Owens\" style=\"width:275px;height:331px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Owens joins Employco with a proven track record in business development, outside sales, and client relationship management. Throughout his career, he has consistently exceeded sales goals, earned recognition as a top performer, and helped organizations achieve sustainable growth. In his new role, Owens will focus on expanding Employco&#8217;s presence throughout the Southeast, building strategic partnerships, and helping more businesses benefit from Employco&#8217;s HR expertise and personalized service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201c<em>I&#8217;m extremely proud to join Employco USA. I want to thank Rob Wilson and Griffen Wilson for the hospitality they&#8217;ve shown, the trust they&#8217;ve placed in me, and the opportunity to help grow this family-owned company throughout the Southeast. I&#8217;m thrilled about the future and what is to come.<\/em>\u201d<\/em> &#8211;<span style=\"color: #046240;\"><strong>Thomas Owens<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, please contact Griffen Wilson at (630) 286-7381 or <a href=\"mailto:gwilson@employco.com\">gwilson@employco.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #046240;\"><strong>About Employco<\/strong><\/span>:<br>Headquartered in Westmont, Illinois, Employco provides customized HR solutions to businesses. Over the past 30 years, we have helped thousands of small to medium-sized businesses across the country in reducing their employee benefit and workers\u2019 compensation premiums while providing payroll processing and strategic HR assistance. Our large buying power allows companies to provide Fortune 500 benefit options and workers\u2019 compensation coverage at greatly reduced premiums. 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