Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> February 7, 2001
DAN MESSINA serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer of Magellan Health Services Inc. In this role he has oversight
of all business operations of the company as well as Administrative
Services, Corporate Financial, Legal and Human Resources functions.
Prior to joining Magellan, Mr. Messina was chief financial officer and
head of business strategy for Aetna US Healthcare in Hartford,
Connecticut, the largest healthcare company in the US with over $26
billion in revenues. He led the negotiations, acquisitions and
integration of NYLCare and Prudential Healthcare placing Aetna in its
number one position based on healthcare membership. Mr. Messina also
spearheaded the initial development of Aetna US Healthcare's Internet
initiatives and oversaw Aetna US Healthcare's specialty care strategies.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Messina held the position of Vice President
of Financial Relations and chief of Staff for Aetna's Vice Chairman,
where he was instrumental in the development of the design and
implementation of Aetna's transformation from property and casualty to
managed healthcare strategy. He also served as the principal contact to
Wall Street and the company's rating agencies. Mr. Messina also held
various financial and planning positions at CIGNA. Mr. Messina has
served on the Board of Directors of Magellan Health Services since 1998.
He also serves on the boards of directors for Healthfusion, Middlesex
United Way and the Fleet Bank Insurance Advisory Board. Overall, Mr.
Messina has 20 years of managed health care and insurance experience in
various roles at Aetna and previously at CIGNA. He holds a BBA degree in
accounting from the University of Notre Dame where he remains actively
involved and he is a Certified Public Accountant. Profile
the company?
Mr. Helminstoller (VP Investor Relations): Magellan Health Services has
really evolved from primarily a
