Washington, DC – Today, the National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity (NCPPA) announced that Jack Groppel, Ph.D., Vice President of Applied Science and Performance Training at Wellness & Prevention, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company, and co-founder of the Human Performance Institute, a division of Wellness & Prevention, Inc., will serve as the national spokesperson for the CEO Pledge, a national campaign aimed at encouraging every CEO in the United States to recognize physical activity as an important driver of employee health and business performance. Groppel’s first appearance as the national spokesperson will take place at the 2013 Health Enhancement Research Organization’s (HERO) Forum held September 24-26 in Lake Buena Vista, FL., where he will announce the program’s progress in reaching private industry and public health leaders.
"It is a true honor to serve as the national spokesperson for the CEO Pledge,” said Groppel. “I believe that if we’re... Read More