Alight appoints Stephen Rush as chief commercial officer

CHICAGO - Alight, Inc. (NYSE:ALIT), a cloud-based human capital and technology services provider with a market capitalization of $1.7 billion, has named Stephen (Steve) Rush as Chief Commercial Officer, effective October 8, 2025. According to InvestingPro data, the company appears undervalued based on its Fair Value analysis.

Rush will oversee the company’s global commercial sales and marketing strategy, focusing on accelerating growth across all solution lines. He will report directly to CEO Dave Guilmette. The appointment comes at a crucial time, as analysts tracked by InvestingPro expect net income growth this year, with earnings per share projected at $0.61 for fiscal year 2025.

The appointment brings Rush back to Alight after previously spending over 25 years with the company and its predecessor organizations. He brings 30 years of commercial and sales leadership experience to the role.

Most recently, Rush served as Senior Vice President and Head of the Americas for HCL Software, where he led a commercial transformation that resulted in his organization exceeding annual revenue targets.

"Steve brings a unique combination of benefits administration expertise and commercial leadership that will be invaluable as Alight looks to accelerate its growth strategy," said Guilmette in a press release statement.

During his previous tenure with Alight, Rush partnered with Fortune 500 clients to deliver enterprise solutions across health and welfare, retirement, wellbeing, and leaves management.

Rush holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Drew University.

Alight provides human capital services for many large organizations, serving approximately 35 million people and their dependents through its benefits administration and workforce management solutions. The company generates annual revenue of $2.3 billion, maintaining a gross profit margin of nearly 39%. For deeper insights into Alight’s financial health and growth prospects, investors can access comprehensive analysis through InvestingPro’s detailed research reports.

In other recent news, Alight Inc. reported its second-quarter earnings for 2025, posting a revenue of $528 million, slightly exceeding forecasts. However, the earnings per share (EPS) came in at $0.10, falling short of the expected $0.11, and the company faced a significant $983 million goodwill impairment charge. Despite these challenges, DA Davidson maintained its Buy rating on Alight, noting that the company’s total revenue and adjusted EBITDA were above expectations, with the latter surpassing projections by 7%. Needham also kept its Buy rating but adjusted its price target to $6.00 from $8.00, citing growth concerns despite the solid performance in revenue and earnings.

Additionally, Alight announced the integration of Sword Health into its Alight Partner Network, aiming to enhance its Worklife platform with advanced musculoskeletal and mental health care solutions. This partnership is expected to provide employers with cost-saving options while offering employees personalized health tools. These developments highlight Alight’s ongoing efforts to expand its service offerings and address investor concerns.

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