Humana taps San Antonio market leader to lead Texas operations

Linda T. Hummel is the new president for Humana Inc. over Texas.

Humana Inc. has named Linda T. Hummel the health-benefits company?s new president of the Employer Group Division in Texas.

Hummel previously served as market president for commercial operations for Humana?s South Texas Region and Central Texas Region in San Antonio. She now has responsibility over Humana?s operations in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, El Paso, Rio Grande Valley and Laredo markets. Hummel will continue to be based in San Antonio and she will report to Ken Malcolmson, CEO of Humana?s West Region Employer Group Segment.

?Linda has proven herself to be an outstanding market leader for Humana in Texas,? Malcolmson says. ?Her management experience and professional relationships with our customers in the region will be invaluable in continuing Humana?s successful growth in Texas. Given the rapid pace of change in our industry, it?s vital that we have a Texas leader who will ensure we can compete successfully in this new health care environment.?

Hummel currently serves on the board of trustees for the United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County and is chairwoman of the United Way Volunteer of the Year Awards Gala. She also serves on the boards of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, the San Antonio Medical Foundation and Junior Achievement of San Antonio.

Louisville, Ky.-based Humana (NYSE: HUM) is an insurance products and health and wellness services company.

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