Nationwide Better Health first company to integrate health and productivity
services to meet employers' and employees' specific needs
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Nationwide Better Health(SM)
recently appointed Michael Duke as executive vice president of sales,
responsible for leading the company's national sales organization.
Nationwide Better Health is the first company to bring together and truly
integrate the best collection of health and productivity services that work
together, or independently, to meet a wide range of employers' and
employees' health and absence management needs.
With health and productivity solutions ranging from health and wellness
to absence, disease and disability management, Nationwide Better Health
focuses on providing employers with solutions that impact the total
well-being of an individual and positively influence health care cost,
productivity and absenteeism.
"We're pleased to have Michael join our team," said Holly Snyder,
president of Nationwide Better Health. "His experience working with large-
sized employer groups, along with national brokers and consultants, will
enhance our ability to sell best practice health and absence management
programs."
Nationwide Better Health offers employers options for reducing their
overall health care costs, while increasing employees' education around
monitoring and maintaining their health. Nationwide Better Health was
formed by combining the expertise and resources of GatesMcDonald(R), a
leader in absence and disability management, and FutureHealth(R), a leader
in disease, population health, maternity and medical management.
Duke has almost 20 years of experience in the health care field with
the last 10 years in the medical management outsourcing industry, including
disease management, health and wellness, case management, utilization
management and maternity management. He began his career in pharmaceutical
sales and management before entering the medical management industry.
He's held various business development, sales and marketing management
positions with Health Management Corp. and SHPS, and most recently was
senior vice president, sales and marketing at Avidyn Health. He earned his
bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Florida.
One of Duke's responsibilities is the management of the Nationwide
Better Health sales team, which consists of Craig Cheston, Melissa Damiano,
Sean Graf, Jeff Oldham, Bryan Russo, Todd Squiers and Steve Seggebruch.
Nationwide Better Health, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, with an
office location in Hunt Valley, Maryland, is already working with some of
the nation's leading companies and millions of their employees. The
offering is backed by the reach and power of Nationwide(R). The formation
of Nationwide Better Health is central to Nationwide's commitment to
helping people protect and manage their most important assets, including
their health.
About Nationwide Better Health
Nationwide Better Health provides a better approach to helping
employers plan their health and absence management programs more
effectively, reduce health care costs and increase productivity.
Nationwide, based in Columbus, Ohio, is one of the largest diversified
insurance and financial services organizations in the world, with more than
$157 billion in assets. Nationwide ranks #98 on the Fortune 100 list.
The company provides a full range of insurance, financial and health
management services. The Nationwide companies include the country's
seventh- largest property/casualty, the fourth-largest homeowners, the
sixth-largest auto insurance group, and the country's largest farm owners'
insurer. Nationwide Life Insurance Company, the major subsidiary of
Nationwide Financial, ranks 11th in assets according to A.M. Best. For more
information, visit http://www.nwbetterhealth.com or call 866-404-NWBH (6924).
Nationwide, the Nationwide framemark and On Your Side are federally
registered service marks of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. Nationwide
Better Health is a service mark of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company.
Contacts:
Terri Wearsch (614) 249-5755
wearsct@nationwide.com
SOURCE Nationwide
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Related links:
http://www.nwbetterhealth.com/
CONTACT:
Terri Wearsch of Nationwide, +1-614-249-5755,
or wearsct@nationwide.com
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