The board of directors of BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, in their April 6 board meeting, has confirmed John Giblin’s appointment to chief financial officer for BlueCross and its affiliated companies.
Most recently, Mr. Giblin served as CFO of Amedisys, Inc., a leading home health nursing company based in Baton Rouge. Prior to that, he worked for 17 years with Crawford & Company in Atlanta, serving as executive vice president and CFO. Crawford & Company is the world’s largest independent provider of claims management solutions to insurance companies and self-insured entities with a global network of over 700 offices in 63 countries. Mr. Giblin, a certified public accountant, began his career with Arthur Andersen LLP in Atlanta.
“John brings to BlueCross the leadership, strategic thinking and change management experience that are needed for us to grow and flourish in the future,” said Vicky Gregg, BlueCross CEO. “This is an important position to fill and finding someone of John’s caliber is crucial to the success of BlueCross in our crowded marketplace.”
BlueCross also named Jim Srite, FSA, to the position of chief actuary. Mr. Srite returns to Chattanooga from Wisconsin where he served as senior vice president of data analysis for Fortis Insurance in Milwaukee, as well as operating his own business. Previously, Mr. Srite worked for Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company in Chattanooga and John Alden Life Insurance Co. in Miami, where he served as vice president and group actuary.