INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 2012--
WellPoint (NYSE: WLP) announced that Jai Bills, has been selected by the
National Eagle Leadership Institute (NELI) as this year’s recipient of
the CareerFOCUS Eagle Award for his leadership in forward thinking. As
one of corporate America’s highest accolades in executive leadership
achievement, the award salutes professionals who set a higher standard
of leadership in both their business and community involvements.
Bills is WellPoint’s Vice President for InterPlan and National Account
Planning where he is responsible for managing relationships with Blue
Cross Blue Shield plans across the country. In addition, Bills is
responsible for strategic planning initiatives for WellPoint’s National
Accounts Team. He also serves as an executive sponsor of PRIDE,
WellPoint’s African-American associate resource group.
“I am honored to be recognized by the National Eagle Leadership
Institute with this award,” said Bills. “At WellPoint our affiliated
health plan members are our priority and I am pleased to be part of an
organization that shares my commitment to excellence, attention to
detail and the ability to deliver positive results that will help
improve the lives of those we serve.”
The National Eagle Leadership Institute® (NELI) is a
leadership development network for culturally diverse professionals and
college students. The Institute's programs help recognize, recruit, and
retain professionals who set a higher standard of leadership.
About WellPoint, Inc.
At WellPoint, we believe there is an important connection between our
members’ health and well-being—and the value we bring our customers and
shareholders. So each day we work to improve the health of our members
and their communities. And, we can make a real difference since we have
more than 33 million people in our branded health plans, and
approximately 64 million people served through our subsidiaries. As an
independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association,
WellPoint serves members as the Blue Cross licensee for California; the
Blue Cross and Blue Shield licensee for Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia,
Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri (excluding 30 counties in the Kansas
City area), Nevada, New Hampshire, New York (as the Blue Cross Blue
Shield licensee in 10 New York City metropolitan and surrounding
counties and as the Blue Cross or Blue Cross Blue Shield licensee in
selected upstate counties only), Ohio, Virginia (excluding the Northern
Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C.), and Wisconsin. In a majority of
these service areas, WellPoint’s plans do business as Anthem Blue Cross,
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia
and Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, or Empire Blue Cross (in the New York
service areas). WellPoint also serves customers throughout the country
as UniCare and in certain California, Arizona and Nevada markets through
our CareMore subsidiary. Our 1-800 CONTACTS, Inc. subsidiary offers
customers online sales of contact lenses, eyeglasses and other ocular
products. Additional information about WellPoint is available at www.wellpoint.com.
About the NELI Award: The National Eagle Leadership Institute®
(NELI) is a leadership development network for culturally diverse
professionals and college students. NELI was launched in 1995 in
response to corporate America's increasing focus on leadership and
diversity in the workplace. The Institute's programs help recognize,
recruit, and retain professionals who set a higher standard of
leadership.
About the CareerFOCUS Eagle Award. The Eagle Award was
launched in 1993 by CareerFOCUS Magazine to recognize outstanding
leadership within the trenches of corporate America. Recipients mirror
the magazine's readership, which targets Black/African-American and
Hispanic/Latino professionals who practice a higher standard of
leadership.
Source: WellPoint, Inc.
WellPoint, Inc.
Media
Leslie
Porras
(818) 234-3368
leslie.porras@wellpoint.com
