Juan Conde Named CIGNA HealthCare CIO

BLOOMFIELD, Conn., Feb. 26, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Juan Conde has joined CIGNA HealthCare as chief information officer, where he is responsible for the IT strategy and delivery of consumer-focused technology solutions for one of the nation's leading health services organizations.

This newly created position reports to the Executive Vice President of Enterprise Service and Information Technology for CIGNA Corporation , and is a part of the CIGNA HealthCare senior management team.

Conde's focus will be the effective use of information technology to help improve the health, well being and security of CIGNA HealthCare members by supporting the company's portfolio of health services products, self-service capabilities and its consumer-centric service model.

As a seasoned senior leader with 20 years' experience in the IT field, Conde has spent much of his career managing financial company IT organizations in industries where consumerism is a way of life, including: Sungard Capital Markets, UBS Warburg, and - most recently - serving as senior vice president and CIO of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) in New York.

"Juan's track record of success, consumer services experience, and history of managing large IT organizations means he is well-suited to help elevate our HealthCare IT strategy to the next level in support of our business needs," said Scott Storrer, CIGNA Executive Vice President -- Enterprise Service and Information Technology.

Conde received a Bachelor of Arts degree from The College of William and Mary and is a member of the not-for-profit, non-partisan organization Business Executives for National Security.

About CIGNA HealthCare

CIGNA HealthCare, based in Bloomfield, CT, provides medical benefits plans, dental coverage, behavioral health coverage, pharmacy benefits and products and services that integrate and analyze information to support consumerism and health advocacy. "CIGNA HealthCare" refers to certain operations of Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, which is an operating subsidiary of CIGNA Corporation . Products and services are provided by such operating subsidiaries, and not by CIGNA Corporation. For more information, visit http://www.cigna.com/.

CONTACT: Joseph Mondy 860.226.5499 joseph.mondy@cigna.com