PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Regence Group has appointed Mark Ganz to the company’s board of directors. He will also add the title of Chief Executive Officer to his current title of President, a position he has held at The Regence Group since 2003. The changes are effective immediately.
“Over the past year, Mark has built an exceptionally talented management team and strengthened our company’s financial performance,” said board Chairman Gerry Cameron.” His unwavering commitment to providing quality service to our members and to our communities has enhanced our efforts to improve our country’s health care system. He is the right leader for Regence.”
Ganz joined The Regence Group in 1996 as a Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary. He also served as Chief Compliance Officer and was responsible for legislative and regulatory relations. In 2001 he was appointed President of Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon and was made President of The Regence Group two years later.
Before moving to Portland, he was General Counsel for Pierce County Medical Blue Shield in Tacoma, Washington, one of the initial insurers involved in The Regence Group affiliation. Prior to joining Pierce County Medical in 1992, Ganz practiced law in Seattle with the firm of Karr Tuttle Campbell.
He earned both his undergraduate and law degrees from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the national policy advisory board for the American Association of Health Plans. He also serves on the Mayor’s Roundtable for the City of Portland and on the Board of Regents for the University of Portland.
About Regence
Created in 1996, The Regence Group is the largest affiliation of health-care plans in the Pacific Northwest/Mountain State region. It includes Regence BlueShield of Idaho, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah and Regence BlueShield (in Washington). Through these plans, Regence provides health, life, vision, dental and long-term care insurance to nearly three million members. The Regence Group and its affiliate plans are not-for-profit, independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. More than one in three Americans have coverage from the Blues. For more information, visit http://www.regence.com/.
The Regence Group
CONTACT: Angela Hult of The Regence Group, +1-503-412-7902, oraehult@regence.com
Web site: http://www.regence.com/
