Christopher C. Booth promoted president of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield

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Christopher C. Booth, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield

ROCHESTER, NY (03/25/2011)(readMedia)-- Christopher C. Booth of Pittsford, N.Y. has been appointed president of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield.

The announcement of his appointment came from David Klein, the company's chief executive officer, and Randall Clark, chairman of the board of directors for health plan's holding corporation, The Lifetime Healthcare Companies.

"This appointment recognizes the great leadership Chris has demonstrated for our organization," said Klein. Booth also retains his existing title of chief operating officer for both the health plan and the holding company that he has held since January 2010.

"With this promotion, Chris assumes responsibility for the health plan's entire operations," Clark said.

Joining the company in 2004 as chief administrative officer and general counsel, Booth was promoted to executive vice-president for Commercial Markets and Health Care Affairs in January 2009. He has more than two decades of experience working with the corporation, having worked for Hinman Straub PC, the corporation's outside legal counsel in Albany, N.Y.

Booth, 50, resides in Pittsford, N.Y., with his wife Gail and their three daughters. He serves on the board of directors for the Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency, the Greater Rochester Enterprise and the Young Entrepreneurs Academy and he serves as a trustee of United Way of Rochester, St. John Fisher College and WXXI-TV and Radio.

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Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, a nonprofit independent licensee of the BlueCross BlueShield Association, is part of a family of companies that finances and delivers vital health care services to 1.8 million people across upstate New York. Excellus BlueCross BlueShield provides access to high-quality, affordable health coverage, including valuable health-related resources that our members use every day, such as cost-saving prescription drug discounts and wellness tracking tools in our Step Up program. To learn more, visit www.excellusbcbs.com .