Abacus Group – a global managed IT, multi-cloud and cybersecurity service provider for the financial services industry – appointed Elizabeth Kubycheck as chief people officer (CPO) and chief of staff (CoS).
Kubycheck brings more than 20 years of leadership and executive program management experience, and is expected to help drive Abacus’ people strategy as it continues to scale, worldwide.
Kubycheck will oversee all people programs, functions and systems across the business, including HR, benefits, recruiting and talent management. As CoS, she will take charge of coordinating and governing strategic initiatives across the executive leadership team, ensuring alignment with long-term business goals and enterprise value creation.
Primary responsibilities will include spearheading initiatives such as annual strategic planning, employee career pathing, company-wide communications and enhancing global HR processes and KPIs.
Kubycheck joins Abacus from ATSG, where she served as EVP and chief people and brand officer. She has also held senior roles with Bell Techlogix, CIBER and DTAG T-Systems, developing global marketing, communications and people engagement strategies, international M&A activities and BC management.
“I am honored to join Abacus Group during such an exciting phase of our growth,” said Kubycheck. “Our culture is the heartbeat of our global operations, and I look forward to driving initiatives that empower people and make Abacus Group the very best place to succeed in our industry. In a highly competitive environment, my focus is on maximizing our global workforce best practices to ensure we continue to attract and retain top industry talent.”
“Elizabeth has exceptional people engagement skills and possesses a unique ability to conceive, collateralize, message and execute the very best talent management initiatives,” said Abacus Group CEO, Anthony D’Ambrosi. “She is a strong executive leader who can diversely align with our people across U.S. domestic and international operations. Having Elizabeth join the leadership team aligns perfectly with our mission to be the leading managed IT services and cybersecurity provider to the financial services industry.”
