Executive Management

Patrisha L. Davis

Patrisha L. Davis was elected Senior Vice President of our Company, effective June 2007. From November 2000 to date, she has been the Chief Human Resources Officer of our Company. She was a Vice President of our Company from March 2005 to June 2007. Ms. Davis has been a Human Resources executive with our Company since April 1998

Maria Fitzpatrick

Maria Fitzpatrick was elected Senior Vice President of our Company in May 2007. She is our Chief Information Officer in charge of our Company’s information technology operations and has served in that capacity since joining our Company in November 2006. From February 2004 to October 2006, she was Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Mercury General Corp., a multiple line insurance organization offering automobile and homeowners’ insurance products. From February 2000 to April 2003, Ms. Fitzpatrick was Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of PacifiCare Health Systems, a diversified health and well-being company acquired by UnitedHealth Group in 2005.

Shawn M. Guertin

Shawn M. Guertin was elected Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of our Company effective January 2005, and Treasurer effective March 2005. Prior to that he served as Senior Vice President of our Company from February 2003 to December 2004. From January 1998 to February 2003, he was Vice President of Finance of our Company. Mr. Guertin is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries.

James E. McGarry

James E. McGarry was elected Senior Vice President of our Company in July 1998 and is currently responsible for Coventry's Customer Service Operations and other business improvement initiatives. Mr. McGarry previously led our workers’ compensation line of business from November 2006 to March 2009. From August 2001 to October 2006, he served as head of our integration team for mergers and acquisitions. From July 1998 to July 2001, he was in charge of our Customer Service Operations.

John J. Ruhlmann

John J. Ruhlmann was elected Senior Vice President of our Company in November 2006. Prior to that he was Vice President of our Company from November 1999 to November 2006. He has served as our Corporate Controller since November 1999.

Allen F. Wise

Allen F. Wise was appointed Chief Executive Officer of our Company in January 2009. He has been a director of our Company since October 1996 and Executive Chairman since December 2008. He was non-executive Chairman of the Board from January 2005 to December 2008. Mr. Wise was a private investor and principal adviser from January 2005 to January 2009. Prior to that, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of our Company from October 1996 to December 2004.

Thomas C. Zielinski

Thomas C. Zielinski was elected Executive Vice President of our Company, effective November 2007. He is also General Counsel of our Company and has served in that capacity since August 2001. He served as Senior Vice President of our Company from August 2001 to November 2007. Prior to that time, Mr. Zielinski worked for 19 years in various capacities for the law firm of Cozen and O'Connor, P.C., including as a senior member, shareholder and Chair of the firm’s Commercial Litigation Department.