Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> September 13, 2002

Michael Neidorff – Centene Corporation (cnte)

MICHAEL F. NEIDORFF has been President, CEO and a Board member of Centene Corporation since May 1996. Having spent the past 16 years in healthcare management, Mr. Neidorff is a senior executive with in-depth knowledge and management expertise in the field. He has recently led the company through a successful initial public offering. Prior to joining Centene, Mr. Neidorff served as the Regional Vice President of Coventry, a publicly traded managed care organization, and as the President and CEO of one of its subsidiaries, Group Health Plan, Inc. Mr. Neidorff also served as the President and CEO of Physicians Health Plan of Greater St. Louis, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, also a publicly traded managed care organization. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief description of Centene Corporation?

Mr. Neidorff: Centene Corporation is a publicly traded, multi-state

government services managed care company with a