JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 9 FL-BCBSF-board-retire
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of
Florida (BCBSF) announced today that DuBose Ausley, a champion for quality
health care in Florida, is retiring from the BCBSF Board of Directors after 26
years of dedicated service.
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"Duby Ausley has been instrumental in shaping the direction of our company
to meet the healthcare needs of our communities. It is thanks to his insight
that we are a stronger organization, poised to face the challenges ahead,"
said Robert I. Lufrano, M.D., BCBSF chairman and chief executive officer. "We
have benefited significantly from Duby's wisdom, expertise and dedication."
Ausley is an attorney with the law firm of Ausley & McMullen, P.A., and is
also on the board of directors of Capital Health Plan, Inc., a BCBSF
affiliate. In addition, Ausley serves on the board of directors of TECO
Energy, Inc., Tampa Electric Company, Inc., Huron Consulting Group, Inc.,
Capital City Bank Group, Inc., and the Orange Bowl Committee. He resides in
Tallahassee, Florida.
Other board activity today included the reelection of Leerie T. Jenkins,
Jr., John B. Ramil and Lufrano to three-year terms as directors.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida is a leader in Florida's health
industry. BCBSF and its subsidiaries serve more than 8.8 million people. Since
1944, the company has been dedicated to meeting the diverse needs of all those
it serves by offering an array of choices. BCBSF is a not-for-profit,
policyholder-owned, tax-paying mutual company. Headquartered in Jacksonville,
Fla., BCBSF is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield
companies. For more information concerning BCBSF, please visit their Web site
at www.bcbsfl.com.
SOURCE Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida
