WellPoint , Inc. Ranked Top Company for Executive Women

Indianapolis-based WellPoint, Inc. said that it was named one of the top 30 companies for executive women by the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE). This is the seventh consecutive year WellPoint has been named a leading national company for executive women.

“We are delighted to receive this recognition once again as it reflects our ongoing commitment to provide career developmental and promotional opportunities for the talented women in our company,” said Larry C. Glasscock, chairman, president and chief executive officer of WellPoint, Inc. “These efforts build upon our overall initiative in attracting and engaging the best talent to create a unified high-performance culture.”

WellPoint utilizes an innovative succession planning process through which the company creates a focus on developing leadership talent across the enterprise. WellPoint’s succession planning process is one of the ways WellPoint facilitates talent sharing and associate development throughout the company.

WellPoint was also named by Working Mother Magazine as one of its 2005 Best Companies for Women of Color as a further indication of its commitment to gender and diversity issues.

To be named to the NAFE Top 30 Companies for Executive Women, companies with a minimum of two women on the board completed a comprehensive application that focused on the number of women in senior ranks (compared to men and to the company population), including questions about the programs and policies which support women’s advancement.

WellPoint, Inc. identifies itself as the largest publicly traded commercial health benefits company in terms of membership in the United States. WellPoint, Inc. is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. For additional information about WellPoint go to http://www.wellpoint.com/ .

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