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News Release

August 21, 2012
Michel Danon joins HMSA as Chief Information Officer

Robyn Kuraoka
(808) 948-6826

The Hawai‘i Medical Service Association announced today that after a rigorous search process, Michel Danon has joined the health plan as senior vice president and chief information officer.

“Michel will play a major role in our work to transform health care in Hawaii,” said Michael A. Gold, HMSA president and chief operating officer. “He is passionate about innovation and always looking for new solutions. His can-do attitude, leadership, and technical expertise are exactly what we need as we create a more sustainable health care system for the people of our state.”

Danon said, “I appreciate the confidence HMSA’s board of directors and executive leadership have in me. HMSA is changing into a faster, more competitive company to better serve its members and I am right at home in that kind of energetic and collaborative environment. We can overcome any challenge if we work together.”

Danon’s diverse business career encompasses an array of industries. Most recently, he was deputy executive director and chief information officer at Sound Transit in Seattle, the mass transit system that serves 52 cities in Washington state. There, he led the rollout of applications that increased customer satisfaction and Web traffic as well as the ORCA transit pass that is used by more than one million riders.

Previously, Danon was chief information officer at the science and technology firm Fluke Corporation and he has served in leadership roles at the consulting company Capgemini, Ernst & Young, and IBM.

He is a graduate of the French air force academy, where he earned a degree in aerospace engineering and was trained as a jet fighter pilot. He has also earned two master’s degrees in computer science.

About HMSA

HMSA is a nonprofit, mutual benefit society founded in Hawaii in 1938. It is governed by a community board of directors that includes representatives from health care, business, labor, government, education, clergy, and the community. HMSA is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

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