December 14, 2011 – Carmel, IN
Heather Haas has been named president of ADVISA replacing Bob Wilson, company founder and former president, who has been named chairman. Both assume their new roles immediately.
Haas joined ADVISA in 2004 as the firm’s training and recruitment manager. She was promoted to director of strategic initiatives in 2006 and chief operating officer in 2008. In 2009 she was also named vice president. She has a master’s degree in educational leadership and a bachelor’s of science degree in elementary education from Indiana University. She spent her career prior to ADVISA as a teacher, principal and non-profit project director.
Wilson began the company as a one-person firm in 1986 and has grown the business to 13 employees and 252 clients today. In addition to its Carmel headquarters, ADVISA has locations in Bloomington and Muncie in Indiana; Muskegon, Michigan; and Columbus, Ohio.
ADVISA is a consulting firm that specializes in leadership development, talent management, sales performance, and organizational planning. It is a leading provider of human capital analytics in the United States including the Predictive Index® system, Selling Skills Assessment Tool™, Customer-Focused Selling™, and Coaching for Sales Growth™.
Haas, Wilson and their colleagues partner with organizations of all types to help them improve business performance. They consult, speak and train on the topics of managing and developing people and teams for maximum performance; selling strategically; and attracting and retaining top talent.
The Predictive Index assessment is used by more than 7,500 companies around the world, including 75 firms in the Fortune 500. It is owned by PI Worldwide, a privately held company based in Wellesley, Massachusetts. There are more than 350 independent PI consultants and nearly 50 licensed partners in the U.S., Canada, Europe, South America, Africa, Dubai, Asia, Australia and India.
