Alight Appoints Stephen Rush as Chief Commercial Officer

Rush rejoins Alight, bringing decades of experience with the Company and its predecessors, a strong record of commercial leadership, and extensive expertise in benefits administration

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alight, Inc. (NYSE: ALIT or the “Company”), a leading cloud-based human capital and technology-enabled services provider, today announced the appointment of Stephen (Steve) Rush as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), effective October 8, 2025.

In this role, Rush will oversee Alight’s global commercial sales and marketing strategy, with a focus on accelerating growth across all solutions lines. He will report to Dave Guilmette, Alight’s Chief Executive Officer.

Rush brings 30 years of commercial and sales leadership experience to the role, including over 25 years at Alight and its predecessor organizations. Over the course of his career, he has partnered with Fortune 500 clients to deliver enterprise solutions across health and welfare, retirement, wellbeing, and leaves management, while strengthening executive relationships and driving large-scale transformation.

“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. “His long history with Alight and deep understanding of our clients’ needs position him to make an immediate and meaningful impact.”

Most recently, Rush served as Senior Vice President and Head of the Americas for HCL Software. In this capacity, he led a comprehensive commercial transformation that included developing vertical expansions, launching partner programs, and building go-to-market strategy, which resulted in his organization significantly exceeding annual revenue targets.

“I am honored to be rejoining Alight at such an important moment in its journey,” said Rush. “This organization has been central to my professional career, and I look forward to building on its strong legacy of innovation and client service to deliver even greater value to employers and their employees worldwide.”

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

About Alight Solutions

Alight is a leading cloud-based human capital technology and services provider for many of the world’s largest organizations and 35 million people and dependents. Through the administration of employee benefits, Alight helps clients gain a benefits advantage while building a healthy and financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health, wealth, wellbeing, absence management and navigation. Our Alight Worklife® platform empowers employers to gain a deeper understanding of their workforce and engage them throughout life’s most important moments with personalized benefits management and data-driven insights, leading to increased employee wellbeing, engagement and productivity. Learn more about the Alight Benefits Advantage™ at alight.com.