Benjamin Leon Jr. 62 years old was elected as a director of the Company on October 1 2007 in connection with the Company's acquisition of Leon Medical Centers Health Plans Inc. ("LMC Health Plans") a Florida-based Medicare Advantage HMO with over 25 700 members. Mr. Leon has over 40 years of experience in the managed healthcare business. From 2002 until its acquisition by the Company in October 2007 Mr. Leon was the chairman and chief executive officer of LMC Health Plans. Since its founding in 1996 Mr. Leon has also served as chairman and chief executive officer of Leon Medical Centers Inc. which currently operates five Medicare-only medical centers in Miami-Dade County Florida and is the exclusive medical center provider for LMC Health Plans. |