Nicholas Herninko
About Nicholas Herninko
Nicholas Herninko is the Director of Employee Benefits, HR Ops & Compliance at Teleflex Incorporated in Wayne, Pennsylvania. He has extensive experience in employee benefits management and has significantly contributed to cost savings and program enhancements at Teleflex.
Company
Nicholas Herninko is currently working at Teleflex Incorporated, a global provider of medical technologies. He holds the position of Director, Employee Benefits, HR Ops & Compliance in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Teleflex is recognized for delivering solutions that enable healthcare providers to improve patient outcomes and enhance productivity.
Title
Nicholas Herninko serves as the Director of Employee Benefits, HR Ops & Compliance at Teleflex Incorporated. In this role, he oversees the strategic management of employee benefits, ensuring compliance with HR policies and federal and state regulations, and managing external HR vendors to maintain operational efficiency.
Education and Expertise
Nicholas Herninko studied at Temple University - Fox School of Business and Management. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Human Resources and Risk Management/Insurance. With over two decades of experience in employee benefits, he has participated in over 25 mergers and acquisitions, focusing on benefits acquisition due diligence analysis and integration planning.
Previous Experience
Nicholas Herninko has extensive experience in employee benefits management. Before his current role, he served as Senior Benefits Manager at Teleflex Incorporated for five years starting in 2014. He also held significant positions at IMS Health, Inc as Senior Manager, Employee Benefits for ten years, Harleysville National Bank as Employee Benefits Manager for three years, and at Towers Perrin as Benefits Specialist for two years.
Achievements
During his tenure at Teleflex, Nicholas Herninko eliminated $3.6M from the annual U.S. healthcare budget over three years and maintained a zero trend in healthcare plan management. He completed a short-term international assignment in China and Singapore for competitive benefits program analysis. He also designed and implemented the 'Family Friendly Benefits' Program and ensured compliance with HR practices and federal regulations. Teleflex was named one of America’s Best Employers in 2021 by Forbes, and the HR department won the 2015 HR Department of the Year for Large Companies under his leadership.