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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma names Kidd president

   
C. Wyndham Kidd, Jr., has been named the sixth leader in the 65-year history of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma, accepting the position of president.

Along with the announcement of Kidd’s promotion, current Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President Ronald F. King announced his decision to move to the full-time role of director on the board of directors of Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC). Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma is in the final stages of completing a merger with HCSC, which operates Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans in Illinois, Texas and New Mexico.

Kidd has served as Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma’s executive vice president and chief financial officer since 2000. Kidd at different times has been responsible for overseeing the company's benefits administration, administrative services, information services, underwriting, finance, health industry relations, medical management and actuarial divisions.

“I am honored by the opportunity to serve Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma’s members in this new leadership capacity,” Kidd said. “The continued success of our company during this time of change is important for those Oklahomans that we serve, and I look forward to playing a role in our future success. This is an exciting time for our company, and for me personally.”

King said of Kidd, “He has an outstanding reputation and is committed to continuing the tradition of quality care and service for our members and the communities we serve.”

Kidd, a graduate of the University of Virginia, has worked within the Blues system for more than 25 years, holding senior executive-level positions in Colorado, New Mexico and Virginia before coming to Oklahoma in 2000.

The change in leadership follows a series of successful steps toward the Oklahoma Plan’s merger with HCSC. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma’s members and HCSC’s policyholders both approved the merger in September. The Oklahoma Insurance Department earlier had approved the merger in a hearing in Oklahoma City. The projected closing date for the merger is Nov. 1.

King will continue to work closely over the next six months with both Kidd and Ray McCaskey, chief executive officer, HCSC, during transition activities associated with the merger.