1. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Cincinnati appointed Steve Martenet president.
2. Phoenix-based Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona president and CEO Richard Boals will retire July 1.
3. Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health Plan selected Charles DeShazer, MD, as CMO.
4. Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna’s Dallas office hired Matt Horn as sales vice president for national accounts and Kibuchi Banfield as sales executive for national accounts.
5. Affinity Health Plan named Michael Murphy president and CEO.
6. Birmingham-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama appointed Tim Vines executive vice president and COO.
7. Premier Health Plan, the insurance business of Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Health, appointed Renee George president.
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