RALEIGH, N.C. (September 30, 2011) — The RTP CFO Forum (www.rtpcfos.com)will hold its monthly meeting on Friday, October 7, 2011. The organization serves as a peer-to-peer networking and discussion opportunity for more than 200 senior financial executives in the Triangle area. The October meeting will focus on health care reform.

The featured speaker at the meeting will be Melissa Nelson, MPH, RD, employee benefits consultant with Senn Dunn Insurance (www.senndunn.com) out of Greensboro, N.C. She will discuss health reform provisions set to go into effect in 2014. Additionally, she will help members gain an understanding of applicable credits and penalties for employers and employees.

Discussion topics include:

• Individual mandates

• Exchanges

• Premium credits

• Employer penalties

• Reporting requirements

Nelson advises companies and organizations on all aspects of employee benefits programs, with particular expertise in consumer-driven plan design, wellness programs and health care legislation. She has presented on health care reform extensively, including previous CPE events for VACO Raleigh and the Raleigh Durham American Society of Women Accountants.

“With the changing landscape of American health care, it is imperative that company leaders have a working knowledge of the issues at hand and how they will affect their organization,” says Chuck Osborne, SCYNEXIS CFO and Forum board member. “Melissa’s experience and insight will be a welcomed discussion and provide our members with this information.”

The RTP CFO Forum meets the first Friday of every month, from 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m., at the Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP office on 1500 Sunday Drive, Suite 300, Raleigh, North Carolina. Membership in the forum is free and by invitation only. To request to join the group, please email join@rtpcfos.com.

About RTP CFO Forum:

The RTP CFO Forum serves the greater Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill region, supporting more than 200 senior financial executives. The forum is designed to provide interactive networking and discussion of technical and strategic topics in an environment created exclusively for senior-level peers. CPE is provided on select topics. To learn more, visit www.rtpcfos.com.