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Mr. Kudla brings over 10 years of executive-level health care experience to his leadership role at Harmony, WellCare’s Illinois and Indiana health plans. During Mr. Kudla’s tenure with Harmony, he has grown Harmony’s membership from 63,500 in September 2004 when Mr. Kudla first joined the WellCare team, to over 96,000 members. He has been credited with successfully developing and implementing strategic initiatives resulting in long-term growth and improved profitability. As Senior Vice President of Network and Finance for Magellan Health Services, Mr. Kudla led the five-year, $500 million performance improvement plan for the $1.6 billion national managed behavioral healthcare company serving 60 million members. Previously, his expertise in performance improvement initiatives has led to the successful turnaround of UnitedHealthCare of Illinois and Prudential Healthcare Group, Inc. Mr. Kudla received his bachelor’s degree from the United States Air Force Academy where he graduated first in his class and he received his Masters degree in Public Policy from Harvard University. Mr. Kudla also served proudly in the United States Air Force. | 