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Cigna names global chief data and analytics officer

By TechTaffy Desk

Health service company Cigna has appointed Gina Papush as global chief data and analytics officer. In this newly created role, Ms. Papush will be responsible for leading Cigna’s enterprise data and analytics team and further enhancing its vision and strategy to advance Cigna’s growth agenda, the company said in a statement. She will be based in Bloomfield, Conn. and report to Chris Hocevar, Cigna’s president of Strategy, Segments and Solutions.

Most recently, Ms. Papush served as the global chief data and analytics officer at QBE Insurance Group, where she oversaw data and analytics functions for the firm globally. Prior to QBE, she held senior leadership positions focused on enterprise data and analytics implementation at Citigroup, Fulcrum Analytics and GE Capital, according to a statement from Cigna.

[Image courtesy: Cigna]

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