13 October 2023

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Delta Dental of California and Affiliates’ First Female CEO Announces Leadership Team

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Delta Dental of California and its affiliates announced updates to their leadership structure in alignment with the promotion of Sarah Chavarria to Chief Executive Officer (CEO), following the retirement of the current CEO, Mike Castro. This transition will be effective as of January 1, 2024.

In her new capacity as the first female CEO of Delta Dental of California and its affiliates, Sarah Chavarria will be supported by the following executive leadership team:

• Alicia Weber, executive vice president and chief financial officer
• Mike Hankinson, executive vice president and chief legal and compliance officer
• Jennifer MacGilvray, executive vice president and chief quality officer
• Earl Parker, executive vice president and chief operations officer
• Dominic Titcombe, executive vice president and chief information officer
• MohammadReza Navid, executive vice president and chief relationship and business development officer
• Brian Sherman, executive vice president and chief people officer
• Kurt Schroeder, executive vice president and chief marketing and communications officer
• Jennifer Cheles, vice president of strategy integration
• Marianne Ortiz, president of Delta Dental of Puerto Rico

Since 2022, Sarah Chavarria has been serving as president and, over her six-year tenure with the organization, has overseen operations, technology, people, growth, marketing, and communications divisions.

“These organizational changes will foster strong, focused connection and collaboration among our teams and help us continue to provide access to quality oral health care for the more than 45 million people who depend on us,” said Sarah Chavarria, incoming chief executive officer. “As we look to the future with this new structure, I believe we are more prepared than ever to take exceptional care of the stakeholders with whom we partner and serve.”

ABOUT THE COMPANY

The company is comprised of Delta Dental of California; Delta Dental Insurance Company; Delta Dental of Pennsylvania; Delta Dental of New York, Inc.; Delta Dental of the District of Columbia; Delta Dental of Delaware, Inc.; Delta Dental of West Virginia, Inc.; and their affiliated companies. Since 1955, we have provided comprehensive, high-quality oral health care benefits and now serve more than 45 million people across 15 states and the District of Columbia.* The company and its affiliates are part of Delta Dental Plans Association, and through our national network of Delta Dental companies, we offer dental coverage in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories.

Source: www.deltadentalins.com