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From: Cathie Valentine-McKinneyTo: Cathie Valentine-McKinneySubject: Jim Page Named President of KPS Health PlansDate: Thursday, December 02, 2010 3:18:37 PM
For Information Contact: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cathie Valentine-McKinney - Director of Communications(360) 478-2616 (office)(360) 710-8063 (cell)[email protected] Jim Page Named President of KPS Health Plans Page to replace Richard Marks who will leave at the end of January BREMERTON, Wash. (December 2, 2010) Jim Page, a long time KPS employee andChief Financial Officer, will become the new President of KPS Health Plans in February2011. Page will be succeeding Richard Marks, who announced this week he is steppingdown on January 31. “KPS is on good footing and Jim Page can help take the organization to the next level,”stated Marks. “We have forged a closer working relationship with our parent company,Group Health, and have adapted the company to meet the needs of the changing healthinsurance marketplace. “During his tenure, Richard helped position KPS to better focus on and serve the needs ofits customers, specifically KPS’s large clients and federal employees,” stated Rick Woods,chairman of the KPS board of directors and Group Health executive vice president andgeneral counsel. “We are pleased to see the board appoint a well respected communitymember and long time employee like Jim Page to take the reins and lead KPS.” Marks believes this is a natural progression of management change and approves theKPS Board’s choice of Page. “Jim has a strong relationship with the company, its peopleand the community KPS serves. It will be in good hands,” states Marks. Page has worked in several capacities during his 20-year career with the 65-year-oldhealth care company. He has served as Chief Financial Officer since 2006. An
established, effective leader, Page has lead several strategic initiatives and currentlyserves on the Transition Steering Committee. A Kitsap County native, Page has strongcommunity ties including currently serving on the boards of the Hospice of Kitsap Countyand the YMCA Foundation.
About KPS Health PlansKPS Health Plans was established in 1946 by the physicians of the Kitsap County MedicalSociety. It is a Washington State nonprofit health care service contractor offering preferredprovider organization (PPO) health plan options for individuals and families, seniors, largegroups, school districts, federal employees and associations throughout the entire state.KPS became a subsidiary of Group Health Cooperative in 2005. For more informationabout KPS Health Plans, visit www.kpshealthplans.com.
### Cathie Valentine-McKinneyDirector of CommunicationsKPS Health PlansPO Box 339Bremerton, WA 98337360-478-2616 - office360-710-8063 - [email protected]
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