WellPoint, Inc. (NYS: WLP) announced that Darren Ghanayem has been named a Computerworld 2013 Premier 100 IT Leader. The 2013 Premier 100 IT Leaders Awards spotlight 100 leaders from both the technology and business sides of companies for their exceptional technology leadership, innovative approaches to business challenges and effectively managed IT strategies. This is the fourth year in a row that a WellPoint leader has been named to the list.
Ghanayem is WellPoint’s Information Technology vice president and information officer. He currently leads a large, diverse Information Technology department including WellPoint’s claims, membership, financial disbursement, pricing and product systems, and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). These systems collectively process 379 million medical claims, over 2.6 billion EDI transactions and disburse over $75 billion annually in support of WellPoint’s affiliated companies’ diverse member and provider customers throughout the country.
“Our team has risen to the challenge of consolidating multiple complex methodologies and systems obtained through mergers and acquisitions and has successfully created and implemented more efficient enterprise-wide solutions that are making a difference within WellPoint and throughout the health care industry,” said Ghanayem. “I am honored to be recognized as a Premier 100 Leader for a team that works daily to provide quality and value for our customers.”
WellPoint leaders previously honored with Premier 100 IT Leaders Awards include Lori Beer, executive vice president of Specialty Business and Information Technology, and Andrew J. Lang, senior vice president and chief information officer.
“The Premier 100 awards program showcases the exceptional work of a dedicated group of technology-savvy business leaders who are driving huge change in their organizations through IT,” said Scot Finnie, editor in chief of Computerworld. “Every day, these exemplary business leaders make strategic technology decisions that track to their organizations’ top priorities. These 100 men and women keep a keen eye on the changing landscape of political, economic, regulatory and technology trends that are driving significant shifts in IT. We are very pleased to recognize the leadership and honor the achievements of the 2013 Premier 100 honorees.”