HMS Holdings Corp. Announces New Executives
12 April 2016 - 6:30AM
HMS Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:HMSY) today announced the appointment of
Meredith Bjorck as EVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary;
and David Alexander as VP, Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer.
Both will report to Chairman and CEO, Bill Lucia.
“Meredith’s extensive experience in public company matters,
corporate governance, and M&A, combined with David’s deep
understanding of the healthcare regulatory environment, will add
significant talent to our executive team,” said Lucia. “Both
Meredith and David possess the experience and strategic acumen to
help guide our efforts to advance our cost containment and
analytics solutions for healthcare payers—through both internal
innovation and acquisition.”
MEREDITH BJORCK
Bjorck joins the company from Tuesday Morning Corporation, where
she served as SVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary,
responsible for establishing its first legal department, which has
over 750 retail locations and approximately 9,000 employees. She
also played a key leadership role in advising the Board of
Directors and CEO through a complex turnaround effort. Previously,
Bjorck served as Deputy General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer
and Corporate Secretary for CEC Entertainment, Inc., advising
senior leadership on a broad range of corporate matters, including
corporate and securities laws, international transactions,
litigation, labor and employment, complex commercial transactions,
and intellectual property. At Vinson & Elkins LLP and Fulbright
& Jaworksi LLP, Bjorck represented public and private companies
in connection with securities offerings and mergers and
acquisitions valued in excess of $6 billion. Her legal department
at Tuesday Morning was recognized by Texas Lawyer as Legal
Department of the Year in 2014. In 2013 Bjorck was named an
Outstanding General Counsel by D CEO Magazine and in 2010 the
Dallas Business Journal named her Best Corporate Counsel, Rising
Star. She holds a B.B.A. in Finance from Southern Methodist
University and a J.D. with honors from The University of Texas
School of Law.
DAVID ALEXANDER
Alexander joins HMS from Alcon Laboratories, where he served as
Head, US and Canada Integrity and Compliance, and Director of
Global Integrity & Compliance, Pharmaceuticals. In his most
recent role, he oversaw the development of compliance policies,
monitoring programs and training for pharmaceutical and medical
device businesses representing $4.5 billion in annual revenue. He
was previously Regional Attorney for Pfizer, Inc., serving as the
legal business partner for the company’s Primary Care South and
Oncology Business Units, where he worked on fraud and abuse
matters, policy development, and compliance training. He also
served as an Associate at DLA Piper LLP and K&L Gates LLP.
Alexander completed a federal clerkship with the Honorable Barbara
M.G. Lynn, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
He holds a B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin and a J.D.
from Harvard Law School.
About HMS Holdings Corp.HMS Holdings Corp.,
through its subsidiaries, provides coordination of benefits and
payment integrity services for payers. The Company serves
state Medicaid programs; health plans, including Medicaid
managed care, Medicare Advantage and group and individual
health lines of business; federal government health agencies,
including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services and the Veterans Health Administration;
government and private employers; and other healthcare payers and
sponsors, including child support agencies. As a result of the
Company's services, customers recover billions of dollars annually
and save billions more through the prevention of improper
payments.
Investor Contact:
Dennis Oakes
SVP, Investor Relations
dennis.oakes@hms.com
212-857-5786
Media Contact:
Francesca Marraro
VP, Marketing and Communications
fmarraro@hms.com
212-857-5442
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