Philosophy
World Incentives, Inc. has the necessary blend of talent, skill and experience in incentive design and execution, destinations expertise and program development, to bring unprecedented success to your Corporate Incentive Programs.
“Time is a great teacher. I’ve learned that the most successful awards programs come as a result of three things. First, listening...really hearing what our customer is saying about the goals she or he is trying to achieve. Second, spending some time learning about the culture of the company we are serving, and what motivates the people who work there. Third, we at World Incentives must always be vigilant, receptive and mindful of new, as well as the tried-and-true incentive products available to us. Our challenge and satisfaction come from identifying and presenting to our clients just the right opportunities from our motivational bag of tricks. It is a Cinderella moment when these three things come together. It’s like putting on the glass slipper of success. It’s the right fit.”
Cynthia Niemczyk-Hodges
World Incentives, Inc.
Executive Bios
 Cynthia Niemczyk-Hodges
President and
CEO
Formerly Vice President, Product Development and Operations for a leading New England based Incentive Marketing company, as well as Managing Director, Northeast Region for an award-winning Atlanta based Incentive Company, has, during her 25 years in the industry created memorable and successful incentive programs for some of the largest corporations in the U.S.
Companies for whom she has produced winning incentive award programs include: ABB Combustion Engineering, ABS Pumps, ADP - Automatic Data Processing, Advest, Agfa,
Ameriprise, Autocraft, Avery Dennison, Berlitz, Bristol Myers Squibb,
Commerce Bank, CitiBank, Choctaw Communications, CIBA Vision, Citgo Petroleum Corporation, Dunlop Tire, Dun & Bradstreet, E. I. Dupont Nemours, Englander Mattress, FineGround Networks, Gambro Healthcare, Godiva Chocolatier, Goodyear Tire,
Ingram Micro, Laidlaw, Maintenance Engineering, Miles Pharmaceuticals, Nextel, North America Security Life, QUALCOMM, Rodenstock North America, Pirelli Tire, RISO, Savin Corporation, Simmons Mattress, Stanley Tool,
Texas Instruments, Textron, Thomas Pink, LTD, The Travelers, Uniroyal, Verizon, and and many other small, medium
and Fortune-size companies.
Ms. Niemczyk-Hodges plays a pivotal role in working with clients to develop effective program strategies within the specific context of client cultures and market drivers.
Her focus, drive, dedication to clients, and love of the business all contribute to her recognized industry standing.
She is known as an innovative leader who insists on providing only the highest levels of service to her clients. This coupled with her world-wide base of supplier contacts makes her a leader in the development of memorable and innovative reward and recognition programs and products.
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Wayne B. Hodges
Senior Vice President
Director of Marketing - Client
Technologies
"The fact is,
our clients are our best sales-force.
Significantly all of our clients have had notable improvements in
quantifiable performance parameters as a result of the programs we have co-executed,
and all have benefited from our direct,
hands-on customer care policy. It is a great feeling when we understand our clients goals and can produce for them and their award winners in consistently positive and unexpected ways"...
"We are deeply, greatly appreciative of the wonderful feedback we regularly receive from our clients, and we continue to work hard every day to earn it."
Wayne B. Hodges
Working closely
to liaison between clients and the World Incentives IT Group, Wayne's primary role is the
management of the design,
implementation, integration and
enhancement of all World Incentives
Online Technologies and
Advanced Features.
Additionally, Wayne is responsible for
the management of non-standard client enhancements and
technical requirements, such as Single-Sign On,
Live Data Exchange, and
Management of Level III PCI Data.
Wayne is also a direct primary resource
in the sales cycle when client
requirements involving technical
innovation present themselves.
His marketing and incentive career spans 27 years, notably as
architect and manager of the on-line incentive compensation award
system for one of the nation's 10 largest banks. His prior experience includes stints at notable NYC advertising agencies, servicing national accounts such as U.S. Army, and Time-Life.
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Abdul Rashid
VP & Director, IT Group
Software Engineering and Client Systems
Abdul is responsible for keeping all of World Incentives Client Award Sites functioning smoothly, for overseeing the Development Team, and for the deployment and management of technical requirements for new and existing on-line award programs.
With a background in data engineering and 30+ years experience in systems management, Abdul joins us from Lahore, Pakistan.
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Muhammad Afzaal
Lead Programmer
Software Engineering and Client Systems
Every now and then, a company is lucky to discover a natural-born programmer, and Muhammad is one of those rare individuals. The success of our clients' online programs are directly attributable to his talents, and to the team of programmers under his management. Whether the client requirement is for
AJAX, JSP,
JSF, XML, PHP, SOAP, .NET FRAMEWORK, CRON,
SSO, STRUTS, or any of the myriad of emerging new technologies, Muhammad has the natural, intuitive, and learned technical abilities to guide his team to create a product which time and time again exceeds client expectations. We are delighted to have Muhammad on our team.
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Carol Lapin
Manager Individual Incentive Travel
Program Administration
Responsible for overseeing the efficient and effective operation of individual incentive travel programs, as well as trip planning with award recipients, Carol works directly with all vendors and DMCs to ensure that all required services are budgeted, contracted and delivered. She is also charged with overseeing all aspects of program logistics, ensuring seamlessly and successfully operating programs.
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Angela Mastrodonato
Director of Quality Assurance
Client Technologies
Coming up through the ranks at World
Incentives, Angie has proven herself to
be a consummate professional and
technical guru. So much so, that she now
has complete responsibility for ensuring
the proper technical functionality of
all client award sites. Working
directly with the developers and
programmers, and liaisoning with
clients, Angie has a detailed and
precise mind that drives her to
perfection. When you first view
your award site, you will appreciate all
the qualities that Angie brings to the
table.
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Gaye Kenyon
Manager
Accounting & Payroll
Responsible for the efficient processing of invoices, payments, and payroll, Accounting & Payroll works closely with all areas of the corporation, vendors and clients, to ensure that the internal and external accounting operations run effectively with proper audit controls and oversight. Gaye is a true "numbers" person who brings order and control to our Accounting and Payroll Departments.
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Sherry Hanson
Creative Department
Sherry's department is responsible for the creation of electronic and print graphics, including art direction for program concepts, program announcements, logos, flyers, as well as web graphics. With a degree in graphics and electronic arts, Sherry brings years of graphics and client experience to World Incentives.
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