ST.
LOUIS, Feb. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Centene
Corporation (NYSE: CNC) ("the Company") announced today the
appointment of Kenneth Y. Tanji to
the Centene Board of Directors, effective February 20, 2025. Mr. Tanji will serve on the
Company's Audit and Compliance Committee. The appointment of Mr.
Tanji expands Centene's Board of Directors to 12 members.
Mr. Tanji's finance acumen spans more than three decades and
includes deep knowledge of capital optimization strategies,
strategic acquisitions, JV partnership models and the use of
advanced analytics and technologies to scale growth.
"Ken's dynamic business and financial expertise will be
beneficial as Centene continues to tackle the most complex
challenges in healthcare," said Centene CEO Sarah M. London. "We are pleased to welcome him
to our Board of Directors and look forward to his contributions and
insight."
Mr. Tanji most recently served as Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of Prudential Financial, Inc., an
international financial services firm offering investment,
retirement and insurance services, from 2018 to 2024. From 1988 to
2018, he held numerous leadership roles across Prudential's
insurance, health insurance, annuities, and investment management
businesses.
Mr. Tanji currently serves on the Board of The Public Service
Enterprise Group, Inc., a publicly traded, $10.4 billion-dollar, diversified energy services
company. He is also a Corporate Finance professor at Rutgers University.
"Ken's robust financial experience paired with his passion for
aligning organizations to capitalize on opportunities to simplify
processes, embrace new technologies and enhance the customer
experience will be a unique addition to our Board," said Chairman
of the Board, Frederick H.
Eppinger.
"Centene's leadership in healthcare is critical to advancing the
health of some of our most underserved populations," said Mr.
Tanji. "I'm honored to join Centene's Board of Directors and look
forward to supporting the advancement of such a mission-oriented
company."
About Centene Corporation
Centene Corporation, a
Fortune 500 company, is a leading healthcare enterprise that is
committed to helping people live healthier lives. The Company takes
a local approach – with local brands and local teams – to provide
fully integrated, high-quality, and cost-effective services to
government-sponsored and commercial healthcare programs, focusing
on under-insured and uninsured individuals. Centene offers
affordable and high-quality products to more than 1 in 15
individuals across the nation, including Medicaid and Medicare
members (including Medicare Prescription Drug Plans) as well as
individuals and families served by the Health Insurance
Marketplace.
Centene uses its investor relations website to publish important
information about the Company, including information that may be
deemed material to investors. Financial and other information about
Centene is routinely posted and is accessible on Centene's investor
relations website, https://investors.centene.com.
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