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Mr. Kleppe is Vice President of Human Resources, Real Estate and Facility Services for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, reporting to the president and chief executive officer. Blue Cross is the State of Minnesota’s oldest and largest health insurance company with more than 2.6 million members and $7.0 billion in revenue. Mr. Kleppe has been with Blue Cross since March 1994. He previously served on the Blue Cross board of trustees and on the corporate member board, each for two years. Prior to March 1994, Mr. Kleppe was Vice President of Human Resources and Administrative Resources for National Business Systems, Inc. Mr. Kleppe has extensive human resources experience and has been involved with many business community organizations, such as the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. He currently serves on the board of directors for Prime Therapeutics, Inc., a for-profit pharmacy benefit management company. Mr. Kleppe also serves as President of the Human Resources Executive Council, a professional association of human resource executives from the largest companies in the Twin Cities, and serves as a member of the board of advisors for the Executive Development Center, Carlson School of Management, at the University of Minnesota. Mr. Kleppe is 57 years old. | 