Decision Makers
Board of Directors
Michael Neidorff s definition of an entrepreneur is someone who brings together a group of people with differing backgrounds and leads them to collective success. Indeed, it s this special kind of leadership that Neidorff is credited with using to accomplish one of the most successful HMO turnarounds in the health-care industry. A past president of Indiana-based Miles Laboratories, Neidorff s business savvy was sought to consolidate several fragmented groups of Centene and meld them into one large corporation. His raison d etre was to turn a struggling, privately held company into a successful, publicly-traded managed health-care corporation. Operating in Wisconsin, Indiana, and Texas, Centene Corp. is a managed care business that specializes in insuring low-income families on Medicaid and other government programs. Neidorff is a quiet, unassuming leader who totally credits employees with Centene s success. Traveling almost 80 percent of the time, Neidorff says he has a tremendous group of people and a management team who keep the place running while I m on the road.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Centene Corporation |
President & Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Centene Corporation |
Chairman |
Current |
| Brown Shoe Company, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Group Health Plan, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Group Health Plan, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| The Technology Company, Inc. |
|
Former |
| UnitedHealth Group Incorporated |
|
Former |
| Swope Community Enterprises |
Treasurer |
Former |
| Centene Corporation |
Director |
Former |
Ms. Goldman has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer since July 2002. From September 2001 to June 2002, Ms. Goldman served as our Plan Director of Human Resources. From July 1998 to August 2001, Ms. Goldman was Human Resources Manager at Mallinckrodt Inc., a medical device and pharmaceutical company.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Swope Community Enterprises |
Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer |
Current |
| Centene Corporation |
Chief Administrative Officer |
Current |
| Mark Farrah Associates |
|
Current |
| Centene Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Centene Corporation |
Director of Human Resources |
Former |
| Mallinckrodt Inc. |
Manager |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Centene Corporation |
Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer |
Current |
| The Boeing Company |
Chief Information Officer, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems |
Former |
| The Boeing Company |
Vice President, Information Technology |
Former |
Mr. Brodin brings broad experience and skills in financial management and reporting. Brodin joined Centene in 2005 as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer and was appointed Chief Financial Officer in 2006. From 2002 to 2005, Mr. Brodin served as Vice President, Accounting and Reporting, for The May Department Stores Company. Previously, Mr. Brodin spent thirteen years in the Audit and Business Advisory practice of Arthur Andersen, the final two years of which he was a Senior Manager with their Professional Standards Group where he specialized in consultations on accounting for mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, asset impairments, consolidated reporting, software revenue recognition and income taxes.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Centene Corporation |
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Centene Corporation |
Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Centene Corporation |
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer |
Current |
| Mark Farrah Associates |
|
Current |
| Centene Corporation |
CEO, Specialty Business Unit & Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Arthur Andersen LLP |
Partner |
Former |
| Ernst & Young |
Partner |
Former |
| Centene Corporation |
Controller |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Centene Corporation |
Executive Vice President, International Development |
Current |
| Centene Corporation |
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Cardinal Health, Inc. |
Chief Accounting Officer, Executive Vice President & Controller |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Centene Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Health Plans |
Current |
| Amerigroup Corporation |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Centene Corporation |
Corp Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Centene Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| PPL Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Pitney Bowes Inc. |
President, Capital Services Division |
Former |
| Pitney Bowes Inc. |
Legal |
Former |
| Centene Corporation |
General Counsel |
Former |
| New York University School of Law |
J.D. |
Former |
| Harvard University |
J.D |
Former |
| Harvard University |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| New York University School of Law |
Ll.M. In Taxation |
Former |
| Brown University |
B.A |
Former |
Ms. Wilson has served as our Senior Vice President, Investor Relations since January 2005 and as our Vice President, Investor Relations from March 2004 to December 2004. Ms. Wilson has worked as a consultant for Centene since our initial public offering in 2001. From 1995 to March 2004, Ms. Wilson served as the founder and President of In-Site Communications, an investor relations firm in New York, New York.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Swope Community Enterprises |
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations |
Current |
| Centene Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations |
Current |
| Mark Farrah Associates |
|
Current |
| In-Site Communications |
President |
Former |
| In-Site Communications |
Founder |
Former |
| Centene Corporation |
Consultant |
Former |
| Swope Community Enterprises |
Consultant |
Former |
Ms. Glancy has served as our Senior Vice President, Government Relations since January 2005 and as our Vice President, Government Relations from July 2003 to December 2004. From 1996 to July 2003, Ms. Glancy served as a public policy executive for Deere and Company.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Centene Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Mark Farrah Associates |
|
Current |
| Deere & Company |
Executive |
Former |
| Centene Corporation |
Operational Services |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Centene Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Centene Corporation |
Chief Medical Officer |
Former |
| Centene Corporation |
National Medical Director |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Centene Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Centene Corporation |
Vice President, Operations Services |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Centene Corporation |
Vice President, Corporate Development |
Current |
| Centene Corporation |
Director, Mergers & Acquisitions |
Former |
| Centene Corporation |
Manager, Mergers & Acquisitions |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Centene Corporation |
Vice President, Claims Operations |
Current |
Frederick H. Eppinger, 50, has been a director and the Chief Executive Officer and President of THG since 2003. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Eppinger was Executive Vice President of Property and Casualty Field and Service Operations for The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. From 2000 to 2001, he was Senior Vice President of Strategic Marketing for ChannelPoint, Inc., which specialized in business-to-business technology for insurance and financial service companies. Prior to that, he was a partner in the financial institutions group at McKinsey & Company, an international management consulting firm, which he joined in 1985. Mr. Eppinger began his career as a certified public accountant with the accounting firm then known as Coopers & Lybrand. Mr. Eppinger is a director of Centene Corporation, a publicly-traded multi-line healthcare company. Mr. Eppinger is an employee of THG and, therefore, is not an independent director.
Mr. Eppinger’s term of office as a director of THG expires in 2009.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. |
President & Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| First Allmerica Financial Life Insurance Company |
President & CEO |
Current |
| Opus Investment Management, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Centene Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Skoto Gallery |
Director |
Current |
| Professionals Direct, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. |
Executive Vice President of Property and Casualty Field and Service Operations |
Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. |
Partner |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mark Farrah Associates |
|
Current |
| Energizer Holdings, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Centene Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Regions Financial Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Arthur Andersen LLP |
managing partner- |
Former |
Ms. Joseph is Chairman of U.S. Bancorp Payment Services and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Elavon (formerly NOVA Information Systems, Inc.), a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp. Elavon manages and facilitates payment processing. Ms. Joseph has been Vice Chairman of U.S. Bancorp since December 2004 and serves on its 13-member managing committee. From February 2000 to November 2004, she was President and Chief Operating Officer of NOVA Information Systems, Inc. Ms. Joseph is honorary chairman of Gift for a Child, a non-profit organization that assists foster children in finding permanent homes. She is also a member of the board of directors for Centene Corporation.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Paychex, Inc. |
Chairman of U.S. Bancorp Payment Services and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Elavon |
Current |
| Nova Information Systems, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| The Publicity Agency |
|
Current |
| First Horizon Merchant Services, Inc. |
Vice Chairman, U.S. Bancorp Payment Services |
Current |
| Moneypass ATM Locator |
Vice Chairman for Payment Services at U.S. Bancorp |
Current |
| U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC |
Vice Chairman for Payment Services |
Current |
| Gift-Corp |
Honorary Chairman |
Current |
| U.S. Bancorp |
Vice Chairman |
Current |
| Centene Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Elavon Inc. |
Vice Chairman |
Current |
| Nova Information Systems, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Paychex, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Nova, Inc. |
Senior Executive Vice President of Business Development |
Former |
| Visa International |
director of new market development |
Former |
| Nova Information Systems, Inc. |
Presiden |
Former |
| Wells Fargo Bank |
|
Former |
| University of Illinois |
Bachelor's Degree In Business Administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Gephardt & Associates |
President & Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Goldman, Sachs & Co. |
Consultant |
Current |
| FTI Consulting, Inc. |
Consultant |
Current |
| Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Dana Holding Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Extend Health, LLC |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| United States Steel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ford Motor Company |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Embarq Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Centene Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Masco Corporation |
Member |
Current |
| US House of Representatives |
Member |
Current |
| Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. |
Consultant |
Former |
| University of Michigan |
J.D. |
Former |
| Northwestern University |
B.S. |
Former |
| University of Michigan |
Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mark Farrah Associates |
|
Current |
| Swope Community Enterprises |
Director |
Current |
| Centene Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| UnitedHealth Group Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Financial Services Roundtable |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Bipac |
President, the Financial Services Roundtable |
Current |
| Pre-K Now |
President and CEO, the Financial Services Roundtable |
Current |
| Mark Farrah Associates |
|
Current |
| Bipac |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Pre-K Now |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| National Council YMCA of the USA |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Centene Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Swope Community Enterprises |
Director |
Current |
| US House of Representatives |
Member |
Current |
| The Financial Services Roundtable |
President |
Former |
| Character Counts |
Co-Chair |
Former |
| US House of Representatives |
Member |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Logistics Health Incorporated |
President |
Current |
| Lhi |
President |
Current |
| Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP |
Partner |
Current |
| Mark Farrah Associates |
|
Current |
| C.R. Bard, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Harmony Information Systems, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Picis, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| AGA Medical Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Centene Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Spectrascience, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Americans.Com |
Advocate |
Former |
| U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Secretary |
Former |
| Voyager Pharmaceutical Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| University of Wisconsin |
Bachelor of Science Degree and A Juris Doctor Degree |
Former |
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