Independence Blue Cross has promoted Sushma Akunuru to senior vice president of business technology services and Kortney Cruz to senior vice president of government markets.
Ms. Akunuru served as vice president of business applications since joining the company in 2020. In her new role, she will better align the technology, application and security teams, according to a Dec. 2 news release shared with Becker's.
Ms. Cruz joined Independence in 2013 and was most recently vice president of Medicare sales and marketing. She will continue to foster growth in the company's government businesses through new innovative solutions.