Executive Moves

Monica Schmude will lead Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Virginia, joining the payer after 13 years at Cigna. 

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee has promoted four individuals to vice president roles within the company, according to an April 4 news release.

AmeriHealth Caritas has named Kathleen Giblin, BSN, as senior vice president for clinical operations. 

Retired Optum executive Tim Wicks was named chairman of the newly formed advisory board for Mobe, a tech-based healthcare company that uses data to better treat its customers and lower health system costs. 

Cigna has named Jamie Jones general manager of its group employer business in New York/New Jersey. 

Fred Eppinger has been named chairman of the Centene board of directors, according to an April 3 news release from the payer . 

Sue Schick, former president of group and military at Humana, has been named president and chief revenue officer at healthcare finance company Zelis. 

SelectHealth, the nonprofit insurance arm of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health, has named Curt Howell as president of its Colorado market. 

GuideWell subsidiary PopHealthCare has named Nick Snoply as chief administrative officer.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico has named Nancy Smith-Leslie its new vice president of Medicaid.