Premera Blue Cross has appointed Amy Humphreys as chair of its board of directors. She replaces Jack Heath, president and COO of Washington Trust Bank in Spokane, whose term has expired. He will remain on the board.
Executive Moves
Magellan Health has appointed Derrick Duke as CEO, succeeding former CEO Ken Fasola. Mr. Fasola has been named executive vice president of health care enterprises at Centene.
David Pankau has retired as CEO of BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and has been appointed chair of the board, effective April 21. Michael Mizeur has been named as the company's new president and CEO, effective July 1.
Former Humana executive Phani Konduru has been named Louisville, Ky.-based BrightSpring Health Services' chief digital and technology officer.
Over the last two months, seven executives previously with UnitedHealth Group's Optum have announced positions with new companies across the country. Some of the former positions overlapped with work at UnitedHealthcare and brands under the Optum name.
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Alignment Healthcare has named Randall Fitzpatrick as senior vice president of product.
From top talent departures at UnitedHealth Group's Optum to several C-suite leaders heading to healthcare startups, these are 27 payer executive moves in June:
Molina Healthcare of New Mexico has named Carolyn Ingram as plan president.
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield has named Dorothea "Dori" Henderson as senior vice president and chief digital information officer.
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee has promoted Alicia Oliver to vice president and deputy general counsel.