Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, Inc. Appoints Aetna Chairman, CEO and President Mark T. Bertolini to Its Board of Directors
September 12 2011 - 10:07AM
Business Wire
The Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, Inc. has announced that Mark
T. Bertolini has joined its Board of Directors. Mr. Bertolini is
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Aetna, a Fortune
100 diversified health care benefits company with more than $34
billion in 2010 revenue, a workforce of approximately 33,000 and
operations in North America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
Mr. Mark T. Bertolini, Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer and President of Aetna and member, Fidelco Board
of Directors, along with Fidelco dog, Jeter. (Photo: Fidelco)
“It is with great pride and anticipation that we welcome Mark to
the Fidelco family,” said Eliot D. Russman, CEO and Executive
Director of Fidelco. “Adding Mark’s level of business expertise and
strategic vision to Fidelco’s board, combined with his keen
sensitivity to the life-challenging issues facing people with
disabilities, is a coup for Fidelco’s clients around the country.
Of course, Mark’s love of dogs is a plus. I’m confident that he
will be instrumental in helping shape the future of Fidelco.”
“I’m very pleased to join Fidelco’s board,” said Mr. Bertolini.
“Fidelco is an organization doing truly honorable work and making a
difference in people’s lives every day. While I am hoping to help
Fidelco continue to grow and prosper into the future, I also know
that the experience will enrich my life as well.”
Recognized as an accessible, forward-thinking and
solutions-oriented leader, Mr. Bertolini is actively engaged in the
national dialogue on health care reform, meeting regularly with
state and federal policymakers to advocate for measures that
increase access, lower costs and improve quality of health care. He
is a strong advocate of market-based solutions, the expansion and
use of health information technology, and the sustainability of the
employer-based system.
Mr. Bertolini serves on the board of the Hole in the Wall Gang
Camp, an organization founded by Paul Newman that serves children
with cancer and other serious illnesses. He was elected the
first straight ally board member of the National Gay and Lesbian
Chamber of Commerce. He also has been honored for his leadership by
numerous universities and organizations, including the National
Italian American Foundation, Outward Bound, the National Kidney
Registry, Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, the Quinnipiac
University Business School, and Wayne State University School of
Business.
Mr. Bertolini is a spinal cord injury survivor and is partially
disabled as the result of an accident in 2004.
The Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3)
organization based in Bloomfield, Conn., breeds, trains and places
its own, unique type of German shepherd guide dogs with people who
have visual disabilities. It pioneered In-community Placement in
the United States; a process that allows guide dog users to be
trained in the communities where they live and work. Now in its
50th year of service, Fidelco relies solely on the gifts and the
generosity of individuals, foundations, corporations and civic
organizations that partner with us to “Share the Vision.”
Aetna (NYSE: AET) is one of the nation’s leading diversified
health care benefits companies, serving approximately 36.5 million
people with information and resources to help them make better
informed decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad
range of traditional, voluntary 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. Our customers include
employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and
hourly workers, health plans, governmental units,
government-sponsored plans, labor groups and expatriates. For more
information, see www.aetna.com.
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