Antares Management Solutions Names Sidon President.Business Editors, Health &Medical Writers CLEVELAND--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 27, 2000 Kenneth Sidon has been named president of Antares Management Solutions, the information-systems subsidiary of Medical Mutual of Ohio Medical Mutual of Ohio (formerly known as Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Ohio) is a health insurance company that operates out of downtown Cleveland, Ohio. It has more than 1.5 million customers and 2,500 Ohio-based employees and has operated since 1934. . Sidon's responsibilities will include the delivery of services to existing Antares customers, conversion and transition activities for new customers, and the management of the current account managers and staff. Edward J. Hartzell will continue as CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Antares. For the past three years Sidon has been executive vice president of Information Systems and chief information officer at Medical Mutual. He will continue to act in that capacity in addition to his new responsibilities with Antares. &uot;Ken is a big reason why Medical Mutual is an industry leader in information systems,&uot; said Robert N. Trombly, Antares chairman of the board. &uot;He will now bring that same expertise to Antares, where technology is the core business.&uot; Sidon joined Medical Mutual in 1976 and was named vice president, applications, in 1985. Four years later, he was promoted to vice president, information systems, and in 1997 was named executive vice president and chief information officer. After receiving his bachelor's degree in computer science at Kent State University in 1973, Sidon went on to earn a master's degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. in systems management from Baldwin Wallace College in 1976. In addition, Sidon is a graduate of the Harvard University Advanced Management Program. He studied Management Innovation and Technology at the Wharton School of Management at the University of Pennsylvania (body, education) University of Pennsylvania - The home of ENIAC and Machiavelli. http://upenn.edu/. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA. . Sidon co-authored &uot;How to Measure IS Department Performance,&uot; which was published in Chief Information Officer Journal. His community involvement includes membership on the advisory board for Cuyahoga Community College. Sidon has taught computer science and business basics at CCC CCC A very speculative grade assigned to a debt obligation by a rating agency. Such a rating indicates default or considerable doubt that interest will be paid or principal repaid. Also called Caa. as well. He is also a board member for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, a United States-based non-profit organization, and its network of chapters nationwide promote research, educate, advocate on issues relating to multiple sclerosis, and organize a wide range of programs, including support for the newly . Sidon resides in Broadview Heights with his wife Joan. His children Erin 21, and Kevin, 19, are both students at Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University, at Bowling Green, Ohio; coeducational; chartered 1910 as a normal school, opened 1914. It became a college in 1929, a university in 1935. . Antares Management Solutions is a for-profit subsidiary of Medical Mutual of Ohio. Antares offers state-of-the art computer systems and administrative services to businesses in the health insurance industry and other companies in the medical field. Headquartered in downtown Cleveland, Antares has annualized annualized Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared. revenue of $35 million. |
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