A. Jon Prusmack
Chief Executive Officer
APOGEE Wellness

 

Jon Prusmack is CEO of American International Lifestyles (AIL). Parent company of APOGEE Wellness and owner of America’s premier rugby event, the USA Sevens International Rugby Tournament, AIL operates a portfolio of brands for healthy living and employs over 200 people.

Mr. Prusmack and his co-founders launched APOGEE Wellness, a fully integrated health and wellness company synonymous with healthy lifestyles, fitness and wellness education, with the opening of their flagship Pilates & Wellness Center in 2009. APOGEE Wellness wholly owns and operates a portfolio of wellness companies including APOGEE Wellness Centers and Studios, Power Pilates and Pilates-Pro.com.

Mr. Prusmack is also Chief Executive Officer and founder of DHS Technologies, LLC, the leading manufacturer and distributor of high-tech, soft-walled shelter systems where he holds multiple patents on DHS manufactured products. With sales in excess of $300 million, DHS Technologies has been operating for over 20 years. The company is headquartered in Orangeburg, NY, with an adjacent 110,000-square-foot shelter manufacturing facility and an additional 130,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Huntsville, Alabama.

An avid Rugby enthusiast, Mr. Prusmack owns the U.S. rights to Rugby Sevens, the largest rugby event in North America. It attracts over 50,000 fans annually.

In 2003, Mr. Prusmack was named Entrepreneur of the Year in Manufacturing by Ernst & Young for the Tri-State area. He serves on various boards including the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Small Business Council, the Rockland County Economic Development Corporation and The Salmagundi Club, and he is on the Board of Trustees for Dominican College in Orangeburg, NY. A graduate of New York University with a BA in Mathematics and Art, Mr. Prusmack also earned an MBA from the Bernard Baruch Graduate School of Business and an MS in Manufacturing Engineering from Polytechnic University in New York. Mr. Prusmack was a professional artist from 1966 to 1996.