The Berwyn Group (Berwyn), the leader in death audit, locate services and population management announces the addition of Ryk Tierney as general manager of the Berwyn pension team.

The Berwyn Group offers an end-to-end suite of industry-leading death audit and locate solutions that allow pension and health plan administrators to eliminate costly overpayments, maximize efficiency, meet regulatory requirements, and connect policyholders, participants and beneficiaries to the funds they deserve. Over 2,000 corporate, union and government clients use Berwyn's industry-leading death audit and population management solutions, CertiDeath® and CertiCensus®.  

"As our business continues to grow within the pension population segment, we continue to invest in both new solutions as well as the team and leadership to support our clients," said John Bikus, president of Berwyn.  "With his extensive experience working with and managing pensions in the corporate, union, and government spaces, Ryk is the ideal individual to lead our team that's dedicated to supporting pension clients and the industry," said Bikus.

Most recently, Tierney was the executive director of The Educational Employees Supplementary Retirement System of Fairfax County in Virginia.  Prior to that, he held executive director positions with the National IAM Benefit Trust Fund, Pension Fund and 401(k) Fund and the NYC, and District Council of Carpenters' Benefit Funds. He also held a leadership position at Associated Administrators, a third-party administrator (TPA) serving multiemployer funds. Tierney holds the Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) designation through the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the International Foundation of Employee Benefits.

"I'm excited to join The Berwyn Group and look forward to using my experience to continue bringing value to our clients and the industry," said Tierney.

About The Berwyn Group
The Berwyn Group is a leader in population data management, offering the industry's most trusted and effective death audit and locate solutions, with an unmatched dedication to innovation, security, and generating outcomes. Acquired by Longevity Holdings in 2023, The Berwyn Group now offers an end-to-end suite of industry-leading solutions including CertiDeath®, CertiCensus, CertiSearch and BeneSearch. The Berwyn Group's mission and focus is making valuable connections to achieve measurable outcomes — bridging the gap between pensions and their participants, insurance companies and their policyholders, third-party administrators and public entities with Medicaid recipients. Connecting leading-edge technology and data with best-in-class human ingenuity, The Berwyn Group helps organizations eliminate costly overpayments, maximize efficiency, meet regulatory requirements, and connect policyholders, participants, and beneficiaries to the funds they deserve. For more information, visit www.berwyngroup.com.

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