John Pogas

Current

VP, e-commerce at AON Affinity Insurance Services
VP, e-commerce at Aon

Past

Product Manager at Day-Timers, Inc
Account executive at Keyboard Publishing

Education

Temple University - Fox School of Business and Management
Temple University

Recommended

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Connections

134 connections

Industry

Insurance

Websites

John Pogas’s Summary

John is Vice President for Internet & e-commerce for Affinity Insurance Services – a division of Aon Corp. He is responsible for the development, management and oversight of Affinity’s highly successful e-commerce initiatives, which are responsible for over 70% of all new business at Affinity.

In addition to managing the day to day operations for the Affinity Web Team, John also serves as the chairman of Affinity’s Internet Steering Committee. John has been with Aon for 12 years and has lectured extensively on e-commerce best practices. With over 19 years experience in the utilization and marketing of new and emerging technologies, his prior work experiences include positions with Day-Timer Technologies and Keyboard Publishing.

John received his bachelor’s degree from the Temple University Fox School of Business in Philadelphia. He is a member of The Direct Marketing Association and The Society for Information Management.

John Pogas’s Specialties:

P& L responsibilty, contract and purchasing negotiation, online marketing and e-commerce best practices. Strong advocate for the use of open source tools to best manage operating expense. Developed a work environment that consistantly results in very low turnover.

John Pogas’s Experience

VP, e-commerce

AON Affinity Insurance Services

(Public Company; Insurance industry)

1997 — Present (12 years )
VP, e-commerce

Aon

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; aoc; Insurance industry)

May 1997 — Present (12 years 7 months)
Product Manager

Day-Timers, Inc

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Consumer Goods industry)

1996 — 1997 (1 year )
Account executive

Keyboard Publishing

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)

1991 — 1996 (5 years )

John Pogas’s Education

Temple University - Fox School of Business and Management

BBA , Marketing , 1981 — 1987

Volunteered with the Temple University office for disabled students. This was a highly rewarding experience and gave me a better understanding of the challenges faced by disabled Americans.

While in school, I worked 20+ hours per week while also maintaining a full course load. I spent my summers working in warehouses as a forklift operator, at Tasty Baking Company and for Saro Construction as a commercial roofer (all high paying jobs at the time!). Each job was a means to help pay for tuition and living expenses in during the school year. I can proudly say that I paid for my entire education (including living expenses) by myself.

Activities and Societies:

Alpha Chi Rho Fraternity
Temple University

BBA , Marketing , 1981 — 1986

Additional Information

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John Pogas’s Interests:

Business - new and emerging business technologies, e-commerce usability practices, e-marketing best practices Personal - fly fishing, camping, snow skiing, coaching kids sports