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Aetna has
announced the appointment of Michael G. Mathias, 49, as vice president and chief
technology officer, reporting to Senior Vice President and Chief Information
Officer Meg McCarthy. In his new role, Mathias will be responsible for aligning
Aetna's technology vision with business strategy by integrating company
processes with the appropriate technologies, as well as for all aspects of
developing and implementing technology initiatives within the organization.
Mathias joined Aetna in 1993 as a systems engineering manager. He became
head of technology architecture and strategy in 2006 and head of enterprise
architecture in 2007. He has led the development and implementation of many
strategic technology initiatives, spanning all computing platforms, and has
served as Aetna's key technical architect.
"Michael brings strong
technical expertise and leadership skills to this position," McCarthy said. "As
the head of enterprise architecture for Aetna, he and his team have been on
point for driving our technology vision and the resulting strategy. Michael is
recognized in the IT industry for his knowledge of database, middleware and web
technologies, including their strategic implementations."
Before joining
Aetna, Mathias served in various managerial, technical and application
development capacities with UBS/PaineWebber Inc., Verizon, Educational Testing
Service, Macmillan Publishing and Prudential Insurance.
Aetna is one of
the nation's leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving
approximately 37.3 million people with information and resources to help them
make better informed decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad
range of traditional and consumer-directed health insurance products and related
services, including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life and
disability plans, and medical management capabilities and health care management
services for Medicaid plans.
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