Aron Ain
American software technology executive, author, and CEO of Kronos Incorporated
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Aron Ain is an American software technology executive[1][2] and author. He became the CEO of UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) in 2020, a role he held until being named UKG Executive Chair, effective July 1, 2022. UKG was created from the merger of Ultimate Software and Kronos Incorporated.[3] Previously, Ain had been the chief executive officer[4] of Kronos Incorporated since 2005.
Aron Ain | |
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| Alma mater | Hamilton College |
| Occupations | Software technology executive, author |
Career
Ain joined Kronos in 1979 and has played a role in nearly every functional department at the organization. In October 2005, he was named chief executive officer and a member of the Kronos Board of Directors.[2]
In 2007, Ain led the effort to take the company private,[5][6] after going public in 1992.[7]
Under his leadership, the company completed a major, multi-year business transformation, changing from a licensed-software model to a cloud, software-as-a-service (SaaS) model.[8][9]
In 2016, Ain introduced new benefits[10] to employees such as open vacation time[11] and student loan repayment.[12] A new manager performance rating was also created, called the Manager Effectiveness Index (MEI), which captures employee judgments about managers' performance.[13]
In 2017, Kronos relocated its headquarters[14][15] to the Crosspoint Towers in Lowell, Massachusetts.
In 2018, Ain published his book, WorkInspired: How to Build an Organization Where Everyone Loves to Work (McGraw Hill Education) was published. The book chronicles how he and the company’s leadership team used employee engagement as a business strategy to impart leadership lessons to senior leaders, HR professionals, and people managers.[16][17]
In 2020, Kronos completed a merger with Ultimate Software to create UKG,[18] and Ain became the chairman and chief executive officer of the combined company.
Ain retired as CEO of UKG in July 2022 and transitioned to executive chair.[19]
Affiliations
Ain serves on the board of trustees of his alma mater, Hamilton College.[20] He is on the board of trustees of Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.[21] He is on the board of directors of Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston (CJP).[22]