Towers Watson & Co. on Wednesday said Sherri Bockhorst has joined the company as a managing director of group exchange business.
Based in St. Louis, Ms. Bockhorst in this new position will help the company “continue to drive innovation and outcomes” for employers through its OneExchange proprietary private health insurance exchange, Towers Watson said in a statement.
Previously, Ms. Bockhorst launched and oversaw product strategy, operations, vendor/partner relations, and sales and marketing for the RightOpt private insurance exchange at Buck Consultants at Xerox.
“From her long experience in the industry, (Ms. Bockhorst) brings deep knowledge and expertise in employee benefit strategy, health care delivery and consumer engagement,” Jim Foreman, managing director of Towers Watson’s exchange solutions business segment, said in the statement. “She’s been a leader in the development of the exchange industry and will help us continue to expand the success of our exchange solutions for active employees.”
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