GLENDALE, Calif., May 17, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CIGNA HealthCare announced today that it has hired William (Bill) S. Corba to the new position of general manager for its Southern California markets. He will work in partnership with Peter Welch who serves as the general manager for CIGNA HealthCare's Northern California markets to drive strategies and initiatives to grow membership in the state.
"California offers tremendous growth opportunities for CIGNA HealthCare," said David Devereaux, regional vice president for CIGNA HealthCare's western region. "We are excited to add Bill to our California leadership team. His vast experience in the California marketplace will help us identify additional opportunities to serve our customers and expand our membership in this important state."
Corba has over 18 years of health care experience that includes nine years with CIGNA Corporation. During his tenure with CIGNA, he held a variety of positions including regional sales manager, assistant director of the Flexcare unit, and sales manager for the HMO product. Corba is also the former vice president of sales and marketing for Blue Shield of California and served as president of Health Net Insurance Company in Woodland Hills, Calif. He holds a master of business administration degree from San Francisco State University and a bachelor of science degree from the University of Pittsburgh.
In California, CIGNA HealthCare programs are offered by Connecticut General Life Insurance Company and CIGNA HealthCare of California, Inc., providing health care coverage and employee benefits services to approximately 800,000 members in the state. CIGNA HealthCare has an expansive California hospital network and more than 30,000 California network physicians to care for its members. More information about CIGNA HealthCare can be found at http://www.cigna.com/. "CIGNA HealthCare" refers to various operating subsidiaries of CIGNA Corporation . Products and services are provided by these operating subsidiaries and not by CIGNA Corporation.
CIGNA HealthCareContact: Gwyn Dilday, CIGNA, +1-818-500-6370, gwyn.dilday@cigna.com
Web site: http://www.cigna.com/
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