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After serving eight years as KPS Health Plans president and CEO, Elizabeth Gilje announced today she is resigning.
“It is time that I move on, my work is complete here. The receivership is now concluded with the final payment to the providers on their surplus notes and KPS has completed its turnaround and is healthy and viable,” stated Gilje.
From July 1999, Gilje worked with the KPS staff and the Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) to bring the company into a financially healthy position. She led KPS through a successful receivership and through a smooth transition with new ownership by Group Health. Under her tenure, KPS expanded beyond the Peninsula to cover individuals and businesses statewide. KPS also received numerous “Best Places to Work” and customer service awards from several sources.
“While we understand why she feels it is time to move on, it will be hard to see her leave,” stated Rick Woods, chairman of the KPS board of directors and Group Health executive vice president and general counsel. “Under her leadership, KPS regained its strength and has become a viable player in the health plan marketplace once again.”
“My thanks go out to Kitsap County for embracing me for the past eight years and to Group Health who will be a fine parent company for the future of KPS,” stated Gilje.
The KPS board of directors has retained Richard Marks as the interim president. A comprehensive search for her replacement by the KPS board of directors will begin. | 