Following a nationwide search, WPS Health Solutions has hired Wendy Perkins, its current chief management officer, as its next president and CEO, according to a news release. Current President and CEO Mike Hamerlik announced his impending retirement last year after more than 10 years of service.
Perkins joined WPS in 2016 and has held varied positions of increasing responsibility. She has experience in driving strategic growth and in leading high-performing teams to achieve results. Perkins is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. She also completed the Strategic Leadership Program at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. Prior to WPS she held leadership positions at Anthem and at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Wisconsin.
Perkins will take the reins on April 1. She will be the company’s fifth president and CEO since the company incorporated in 1977 and the first female to lead the company in its 76-year history.
