Midwest Business Group on Health Announces New Officers Elected to Board of Directors
CHICAGO – The Midwest Business Group on Health (MBGH), one of the nation's leading business groups of private and public employers, announced the officers for its Board of Directors.
The newly elected officers to MBGH’s board:
- Howard Futterman, Senior Vice President, Compensation and Benefits, Jones Lang LaSalle
- Monica Katz, Director Employee Benefit Plans and Trust, Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council
- Sandra Morris, Senior Manager of U.S. Benefits Design, Procter & Gamble
- Mary Rohe, Corporate Benefits Manager, Ace Hardware Corp.
“Employers are navigating significant changes as a result of the economy and health reform and MBGH is fortunate to have leading edge professionals stepping up to serve on our Board of Directors to help guide the organization,” said Larry Boress, MBGH president and CEO and Board president. “Their thoughtful policies, programs and strategies will enable MBGH to support employers in their efforts to manage high cost health benefits and increase the productivity of their covered populations.”
Additional board members:
- Board Chair Dan Pikelny, Director, Health and Productivity, Navistar, Inc.
- Board Vice Chair Nate Solomon, Director of Benefits, Wolters Kluwer
- Board Secretary Cindy Bik, Director - Total Rewards Benefits and Wellness, Rush System for Health
- Hassan Azar, Senior Director of Compensation and Benefits, Mondelez International
- Pamela Beemer, AVP, HR and Chief Human Resources Officer, Northwestern University
- Phil Belcher, Global Benefits, Eastman Chemical
- Emmanuel Curry, Health and Welfare Manager, Ford Motor Company
- Kim Dwyer, Vice President, Benefit Services, Advocate Health Care
- Allison Friedman, Manager, Benefit Services, Chicago Transit Authority
- Judy Hearn, Health and Welfare Manager, Reynolds Leveraged Services/Pactiv Corporation
- Jim Knutson, Risk Manager, Aircraft Gear Corporation
- Louis A. Lazovsky, Vice President, Human Resources, Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
- Kevin W. McCabe, Director, Occupational Medicine, S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
- John Neuberger, Director of Client Partnerships, Quad/Med, Quad Graphics
- Richard Rons, Manager, Employee Benefits, Argonne National Laboratory
- Aleksandra Sundberg, Regional Scientific Director, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
- Mary Wessel, Vice President, BMO Harris Bank N. A.
About the Midwest Business Group on Health
Established in 1980, the non-profit Midwest Business Group on Health (MBGH) is one of the nation's leading business groups of private and public employers. MBGH's more than 100 members represent over 3 million lives, spending more than $3 billion on health care benefits annually. MBGH member benefits include educational workshops for health benefits management, networking opportunities, research, demonstration projects and community initiatives. MBGH is a founding member of the National Business Coalition on Health. www.mbgh.org