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Executive Bios

Herbert  A. Fritch
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer
Herbert  A. Fritch
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer

Herbert A. Fritch has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the company and its predecessor, NewQuest, LLC, since the commencement of operations in September 2000. He also served as our President from commencement of operations until October 2008. Beginning his career in 1973 as an actuary, Mr. Fritch has over 35 years of experience in the managed healthcare business. Prior to founding NewQuest, LLC, Mr. Fritch founded and served as president of North Am... 
Michael G. Mirt
President
Michael G. Mirt
President

Michael G. Mirt has served as President of the company since November 2008. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Mirt served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of AmeriChoice, a UnitedHealth Group company and public-sector-focused managed care organization, from May 2005 to August 2007. Prior to his service with AmeriChoice, Mr. Mirt worked as a private consultant in the healthcare industry from 2004 through May 2005 after serving as a regional president for Cigna Healthcare fr... 
Karey L. Witty
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Karey L. Witty
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Karey L. Witty has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company since July 2009. Mr. Witty has over 15 years of experience in financial management positions in the healthcare industry, including most recently as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Valitàs Health Services Inc., a clinical contract and healthcare management services company, from March 2007 to July 2009. Prior to that, beginning in 1999, Mr. Witty served in various capacities fo... 
J. Gentry Barden
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
J. Gentry Barden
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

J. Gentry Barden has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of the company since July 2005. From September 2003 to July 2005, Mr. Barden was a member of Brentwood Capital Advisors LLC, an investment banking firm based in Nashville, Tennessee. From December 1998 to February 2003, Mr. Barden was a managing director of two different investment banking firms. For over 12 years prior to December 1998, Mr. Barden was a corporate and securities lawyer, including with Bass, Berr... 
David L. Terry, Jr.
Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary
David L. Terry, Jr.
Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary

David L. Terry, Jr. has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary of the company since March 2005, and served in various capacities, including Chief Actuary, for the company’s predecessor since July 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Terry served as senior consultant for Reden & Anders, Ltd., a healthcare consulting firm, from July 2000 to July 2003. Mr. Terry holds a B.S. in Statistics from Colorado State University and an M.S. in actuarial science from the University of Nebraska... 
Mark Tulloch
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Mark Tulloch
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Mark A. Tulloch has served as Executive Vice President-Enterprise Operations since March 2009. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President of Managed Care Operations from January 2007 to March 2009 and Senior Vice President of Pharmacy Operations from July through December 2006. Prior to joining the company, he served from March 2003 to July 2006 as senior vice president of operations for United Surgical Partners International, Inc. (“USPI”), an owner and operator of short-stay surgical fa... 
Dirk O. Wales, M.D.
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Dirk O. Wales, M.D.
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

Dirk O. Wales, M.D. has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of the company since February 2008. Dr. Wales has also served as Chief Clinical Officer of the company since July 2007 and as Senior Medical Director of the company’s Texas health plan since February 2003. For over four years prior to joining the company, Dr. Wales served as chief medical officer of NAMM. Dr. Wales obtained an M.D. and a Psy.D. from Wright State University and a B.S. from Emory University.... 
Scott Huebner
Executive Vice President and President – Texas HealthSpring
Scott Huebner
Executive Vice President and President – Texas HealthSpring

Scott C. Huebner has served as Executive Vice President since March 2009 and as the President of the HealthSpring’s Texas market and of HealthSpring’s GulfQuest management operations since January 2006. Prior to that, he served as a Senior Vice President of the company and Vice President of Network Operations of Texas HealthSpring. Prior to joining HealthSpring in 2000, Mr. Huebner served as senior administrator for NAMM. Mr. Huebner holds a B.A. in Marketing from Texas A&M University.... 
M. Shawn Morris
Executive Vice President and President – HealthSpring of Tennessee
M. Shawn Morris
Executive Vice President and President – HealthSpring of Tennessee

M. Shawn Morris has served as Executive Vice President since March 2009 and as the President of HealthSpring’s Tennessee market since January 2007. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President of the company and as the Vice President of Operations. Before joining HealthSpring in 2005, Mr. Morris served as a regional manager for Manheim, a provider of automotive remarketing services, from 2003 to 2005. Mr. Morris also served as the executive chief financial officer and executive vice preside...