Executive Moves

CVS Health has named Creagh Milford, DO, as president of Oak Street Health. Dr. Milford has been with CVS since 2021, most recently serving as president of retail health.  “I’m excited to start a new chapter at CVS Health as…

Univera has named Paul Valley as its next president, The Buffalo News reported May 15.  Art Wingerter, the insurer’s current president, plans to retire in July.  Mr. Valley is Univera’s vice president of sales and joined the company in 2022,…

Centivo has named Sarah Fraser as its CFO.  Centivo is a health plan administrator for self-insured employers. Ms. Fraser will lead the company’s capital markets strategy and oversee financial performance across customer segments, product lines and markets, according to a…

VSP Vision has named Scott Nehs chief legal officer and general counsel.  Mr. Nehs will be responsible for all legal affairs across the company’s lines of business. He previously served as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary at…

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware President Nicholas Moriello is stepping down, effective May 9, the Delaware Business Times reported. Highmark has named vice president of commercial business, Tom Fitzpatrick, as acting president, and the company is searching for a…

Alignment Healthcare has named Jim Head its new CFO. Mr. Head joins Alignment from Claritev, formerly known as MultiPlan, according to a May 1 news release. He served as MultiPlan’s executive vice president and CFO from November 2021 to August…

Cigna Group Executive Vice President and Global CIO Noelle Eder will depart the company for a role at London-based international banking group Standard Chartered. Ms. Eder’s resignation from Cigna is effective May 16, according to an April 22 filing with…

Priority Health, the insurance arm of Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Corewell Health, has named Nick Gates as interim president, effective May 1.  He succeeds Praveen Thadani, who made the decision to step away from the role, according to a news release…

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the CMS administrator under the Biden administration, is joining the board of directors for Families USA, a health consumer advocacy organization.  Ms. Brooks-LaSure will help guide the organization’s efforts to advance health justice and economic security, including defending…

Eric Palmer, executive vice president of enterprise strategy for the Cigna Group, will exit the company April 26.  Mr. Palmer, who also served as CEO of Evernorth Health Services, will receive a $5.2 million cash payment upon his exit, according…