UPDATE: Glasscock retirement marks WellPoint’s maturation
Larry Glasscock will step down March 1 as WellPoint CEO Angela Braly takes over leadership of the company’s board. She replaced
Glasscock as CEO on June 1, 2007.
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Chairman Glasscock retiring from WellPoint board
Larry Glasscock will retire as chairman of WellPoint Inc.’s board, the Indianapolis-based health insurer said early Wednesday.
Company CEO Angela Braly will assume the position March 1.
Bioanalytical Systems’ CEO announces retirement
Struggling West Lafayette life science contract research firm will search nationally for a new permanent leader.
Fortune Industries names new chief executive
Fortune Industries Inc., an Indianapolis-based professional employer organization, has appointed Tena Mayberry as its CEO.
Mayberry, who also will continue to serve as president, succeeds John Fisbeck.
Kiwanis International names executive director
Indianapolis-based Kiwanis International on Friday named longtime staff member Stan Soderstrom its executive director. Soderstrom
has been the interim executive director since October, when Rob Parker left the organization of service clubs.
Cummins engine business president stepping down
Engine maker Cummins Inc. said the head of its engine business is leaving his role in March to pursue other projects at
the company. Jim Kelly joined the company in 1976 and was promoted to president of the engine business in
2005.
High-ranking WellPoint exec stepping down
WellPoint Inc.’s internal audit and chief compliance officer – and highest-ranking black executive – will leave the company
later this month, according to a companywide e-mail sent out yesterday.
New Speedway boss Jeff Belskus: ‘We do face some challenges’
New Speedway leader Jeff Belskus speaks with IBJ about his new job and the near-term challenges and long-term future of the
operations he oversees.
Dow AgroSciences names new CEO
Indianapolis-based Dow AgroSciences LLC will have a new CEO after its parent organization moves Jerome Peribere into a new
position, the company announced today. Antonio Galindez, 54, vice president of Dow AgroSciences’ crops business, will step
into the top job.
Dow AgroSciences names new CEO
Indianapolis-based Dow AgroSciences LLC will have a new CEO after its parent organization moves Jerome Peribere into a new
position, the company announced today.
Florida system considering Ivy Tech president for leadership post
Ivy Tech Community College President Tom Snyder is one of 13 candidates being considered for the position of chancellor of
the State University System of Florida.
WILLIAMS: IPS needs leadership overhaul
The challenges facing Indianapolis Public Schools are daunting. The socioeconomic level of its students and their families,
fiscal constraints, and a necessary heightened focus on security issues are just a few, but all contribute to high dropout
rates, low academic achievement, achievement gaps between middle-class and low-income children and declining enrollment.
Fifth Third taps new president of central Indiana operations
Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bank yesterday named Nancy Huber president and CEO of its central Indiana operations in Indianapolis.
Tony George’s successor might trade tradition for revenue
A management shake-up at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has some in the motorsports industry thinking major changes could
be on the horizon at the fabled race venue—maybe as soon as next year.
Board battle brewing at Bioanalytical
West Lafayette-based life sciences contract research firm Bioanalytical Systems Inc. has five directors on its board. If company
founder Pete Kissinger has his way, four of them will soon be replaced.
Banker’s seat on board turns into bigger challenge
Within a month of joining the board of Evansville’s Integra Bank Corp. Mike Alley, former CEO of Fifth Third Bancorp’s central Indiana operations, had become Integra’s interim CEO.
ChaCha co-founder dancing to different drum
ChaCha Search Inc. co-founder Brad Bostic has stepped down as president of the human-assisted Internet search company, which
is struggling to turn a profit in a dismal advertising climate, but he hasn’t left. "Brad is still engaged with the company
as a director, co-founder and consultant," said co-founder and CEO Scott Jones.
Omnicity seeks financial turnaround, has 28 acquisitions in mind
Dick Beltzhoover, a private investor in Omnicity Corp., a Carmel-based wireless broadband provider, has quietly taken the
company public and has lofty plans to expand nationwide.
Questions about expenses have dogged Marsh before
Don Marsh lashed back last month after the owner of Marsh Supermarkets Inc. filed a lawsuit accusing him of billing the company
for millions of dollars in personal expenses.
New Community CEO weighs in on system’s future, universal care
IBJ reporter J.K. Wall asked Bryan A. Mills about his new job as Community Health Networks next CEO.