CoAdvantage Corp., one of North America’s largest professional employer organizations, appointed Clinton Burgess as CEO of the combined CoAdvantage organization.

The appointment took effect in November 2017. Burgess replaces Mike Maseda, who is no longer with the company.

Burgess previously was CEO of Progressive Employer Management Company, also known as PEMCO, a Sarasota, Fla.-based PEO acquired by CoAdvantage in October; he became COO of the combined firm following the deal.

With the recent additions of PEMCO and Calif.-based Total HR — also acquired in October — CoAdvantage reported that it increased in size by nearly 70% and now provides HR services including payroll, benefits, risk management and HR administration to more than 4,500 small- and medium-sized businesses nationwide.

“Clinton has a proven track record in the PEO industry for driving client service and product excellence,” said Jim Howland, chairman of CoAdvantage and managing director of Morgan Stanley Capital Partners. “His industry experience and track record for successfully integrating and scaling PEO businesses are a tremendous asset to CoAdvantage’s continued growth and national expansion.”

Headquartered in Tampa, Fla., CoAdvantage Inc. serves approximately 90,000 worksite employees in all 50 states.