Executive Moves

Centene has named Ashlee Knuckey as chief ethics and compliance officer.

Hometown Health CEO David Hansen is retiring Oct. 7 and will be replaced by Bethany Sexton, effective Sept. 12.

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield has named Gary Boyd as vice president of information systems, Arkansas Business reported Aug. 30.

Blue Shield of California has named Sandra Clarke as COO and Mike Stuart as CFO, effective Oct. 10.

Blue Shield of California Executive Vice President and COO Sarah Iselin will become Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts' next president and CEO when the payer's current leader, Andrew Dreyfus, steps down at the end of the year. 

Former Bright HealthCare CEO Simeon Schindelman has been named senior executive healthcare adviser for insurance broker SelectQuote.  

Providence Health Plan has named Michael Mathias as its CIO, where he will oversee the strategy and adoption of information technology systems for the company. 

Cigna has named David Brailer, MD, PhD, as executive vice president and its first chief health officer, starting in early September. 

UCare has named Tenbit Emiru, MD, PhD, as executive vice president and chief medical officer.

Seattle-based Regence BlueShield has named Nicole Saint Clair as its executive medical director.