Tampa, Fla. (September 2, 2014) – Argus Dental & Vision, a premier benefits organization, today announced the appointment of Roger W. Skinner, CLU, RHU, REBC, a senior industry executive with extensive dental and vision benefit experience to the position of Vice President of Business Development.
Skinner will be responsible for expanding Argus Dental & Vision’s individual and group benefit portfolio that includes the company’s product and service positioning, business strategy, sales management and market research throughout Florida and selective states nationwide. He joined Argus Dental & Vision effective August 1, 2014.
Skinner comes to Argus Dental & Vision with decades of national dental and vision benefit experience. He earned a Bachelor of Science in insurance from Indiana University. Skinner has spent his entire career supporting and working within the employee benefit brokerage communities and currently serves on the membership committee for the National Association of Dental Plans (NADP).
“Roger has a comprehensive understanding of our industry and extensive experience in growing market share and business networks,” said Nicholas M. Kavouklis DMD, founder and president of Argus Dental & Vision. “We anticipate he will be a major contributor in the success of entering market channels previously untouched by the company. We are fortunate to have him.”
“It is a honor to be appointed to this prestigious role, especially at a pivotal time as Argus expands its markets,” Skinner said. “I look forward to achieving the company’s core mission and to carry out their acclaimed extension across Florida and the nation.”
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About Argus Dental & Vision, Inc.
Founded in 2007 by a Florida dentist, Argus Dental & Vision provides dental and vision benefits that offer value and quality to members. Argus is licensed through the Florida Department of Insurance and Texas Department of Insurance as a Pre-‐Paid Limited Health Services Organization (PLHSO), Discount Medical Plan Organization (DMPO) and Third Party Administrator. Argus Dental & Vision is the first dental plan organization in the United States to be accredited for quality care by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) and is contracted with the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation to provide affordable dental care to children. Through collaboration between consumers, dentists and insurance agents, Argus has developed flexible benefit plans to meet the specific needs of individuals, families, employer groups, governmental agencies and associations of all sizes. Visit us atwww.argusdentalvision.com