MMIC Expands Roles for Lacke, Stafford and Woodward

Minneapolis, Minn.-based medical liability insurer, MMIC, has announced expanded roles for John Woodward, Steve Lacke and Julie Stafford.

In October, Lacke was promoted to senior vice president, insurance operations. Now, Lacke’s role expands as he becomes chief financial officer, overseeing finance, underwriting, IT and actuarial functions. Lacke succeeds long time CFO Niles Cole, who has left MMIC.

Stafford’s promotion to senior vice president, business development, occurs during her 15th year at MMIC. Her most recent role was vice president of sales and marketing.

John Woodward, vice president of Health information technology sales, assumes the role of vice president for sales and marketing across all of MMIC’s products and services. Woodward has more than 20 years of sales, marketing and management experience, primarily in health care and technology, with successful startup and mergers and acquisitions experience.

In other news, Peggy Wagner, the current vice president of patient safety and risk management, will retire April 30 after nine years with MMIC.