Rick Bates
Senior Vice President, Coventry Health Care

In his role as Senior Vice President, Mr. Bates is responsible for identifying and developing new ancillary business opportunities for the company. He also has oversight responsibilities for the Pharmacy Division and Rental Network Division. Most recently, Mr. Bates was the Chief Marketing Officer for United Behavioral Health, the managed behavioral health care subsidiary of United Health Care, covering 43 million members nationwide, with revenue of $1.7 billion. Prior to joining United, he was a senior marketing executive with Great West Healthcare, Cigna Corporation and Oxford Health Plans. Mr. Bates graduated with a Bachelor's in Political Science from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and earned his Master's in Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School.

George Edward Bennett
Senior Vice President, First Health, Carrier/TPA Division
Vice President, Specialty Business Division, Coventry Health Care

In his role as Senior Vice President of the Carrier/TPA Division and Vice President of the Specialty Business Division for Coventry Health Care, Mr. Bennett oversees all sales, new business development and marketing for the PPO Rental products including the First Health Network. Most recently, Mr. Bennett was the Vice President, Business Development at United Behavioral Health, the managed behavioral health care subsidiary of United Health Care, covering 43 million members nationwide, with revenue of $1.7 billion. Before joining United Behavioral Health, Mr. Bennett held senior operational leadership positions in managed care companies, including over twenty years with The Traveler's Insurance Company. Mr. Bennett graduated with a Bachelor's in Business Administration from Texas Tech University.

Ronald Blaine Faulkner II
Chief Operating Officer

Blaine Faulkner is responsible for carrier and TPA group health new sales as well as maintaining relationships with clients nationwide. During his lengthy tenure at CCN, Mr. Faulkner held various positions in finance and strategic planning, directing the company through its conversion from not-for-profit to for-profit status and its acquisition by First Health in 2001. Mr. Faulkner has a bachelor's degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting from San Diego State University and a master's in business administration from the University of San Diego. He is a certified public accountant licensed in California.