Aetna (NYSE:AET) announced today that it has appointed Jim Foreman, 46, senior vice president and head of National Accounts and Aetna Global Benefits, reporting to President Ronald A. Williams, effective February 2005. Foreman will be responsible for the company’s customer segment that handles employers with 3,000 or more eligible employees. Foreman will work closely with, and ultimately replace, Russ Fisher, the current senior vice president and head, who will retire at the end of the first quarter, 2005.