Penny Ransom Named Vice President Marketing

January 7, 2011

Menasha, Wis. - Network Health welcomes Penny Ransom as vice president of marketing. Ransom brings with her more than 13 years of experience working at a provider-sponsored health plan.

As vice president of marketing, Ransom will be responsible for the strategy, tactics and programs to create interest, demand and recognition for Network Health and its products. Ransom will also be responsible for brand management including research, development and implementation of the Network Health brand.

Prior to joining Network Health, Ransom served as communications director of Health Alliance Medical Plans in Urbana, Ill. In this role, Ransom was responsible for developing communications and marketing strategies for all corporate initiatives, overseeing lead generation efforts, directing staff and leading public relations efforts.

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Network Health has offered customized commercial and Medicare health insurance services to area employers, individuals and families since 1982, and through its strong reputation for providing quality health care coverage and excellent customer service has grown to serve thousands of people in Northeast Wisconsin and beyond. Each year since 2002, Network Health has received the highest possible "Excellent" accreditation status from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for its commercial HMO insurance plans, and annually since 2004 it has been ranked in the Top 50 Health Insurance Plans in U.S. News and World Report's NCQA Best Health Plans in America listing.