Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
Effective January 18, 2005, George S. Goldstein, Ph.D, who had been serving as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Health Plan Operations, and as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, has been re-assigned. Mr. Goldstein will now serve as the Company’s Executive Vice President of Public Policy.
Also effective January 18, 2005, Terry P. Bayer has been appointed as the Company’s Executive Vice President of Health Plan Operations, and Sheila K. Shapiro has been appointed as the Company’s Executive Vice President of Administrative Services.
Ms. Bayer, 54, has 25 years of healthcare management experience, including staff model clinic administration, provider contracting, managed care operations, disease management, and home care. From 2002 to 2004, she served as Western Division President of AccentCare. From 1997 to 2002, she served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Praxis Clinical Services. She has also served as Executive Vice President of Managed Care at Matria Healthcare, and as Regional Vice-President at Maxicare, Partners National Health Plan, a joint venture of VHA and Aetna Life Insurance Company, and Lincoln National. She holds a Juris Doctor degree from Stanford University, a Masters degree in Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Bachelor’s degree in Communication from Northwestern University.
Ms. Shapiro, 43, has 15 years of healthcare experience, including serving as Vice President for PCS Health Systems from 1998 to 2000, Senior Vice President of Operations for Premera Blue Cross from 2000 to 2002, and as a volunteer consultant to non-profit health care organizations for Executive Service Corps of Washington from 2002 to 2003. She has also held numerous positions with PacifiCare Health Systems of Arizona and Nevada (formerly FHP, Inc.). Ms. Shapiro holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Arizona State University, and a Master's degree in Management from the University of Phoenix.
The employment of each of Ms. Bayer and Ms. Shapiro is not subject to an employment agreement.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press release issued on January 18, 2005, announcing management changes and additions. |
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