WellPoint CAO and CIO

WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE:WLP) today announced the appointments of Lori Beer as executive vice president and chief information officer and Martin Miller as senior vice president, chief accounting officer and controller.

Beer, who had been acting chief information officer since May, will continue to report to Angela Braly, president and chief executive officer. Beer has more than 20 years of information technology experience, including more than 10 years at WellPoint.
"Lori's strong leadership combined with her focus on delivering a technology strategy aligned to meet the needs of providers, customers and members make her the right choice to lead this critically important division," said Braly. "She and our IT team are focused on finding ways to deploy technology to make it faster and simpler to do business with us while reducing costs."
Miller is joining WellPoint from Molson Coors Brewing Company and will report to Wayne DeVeydt, executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Miller's responsibilities will include integrity of the company's financial records, SEC and regulatory reporting, finance and accounting policies, corporate financial planning and analysis, corporate cost and budget, tax planning and compliance, financial data and systems management, and compliance with Sections 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Miller is a Certified Public Accountant with over 20 years of experience. Prior to Molson Coors Brewing Company, Miller spent 11 years with the Coca-Cola Company, where he had increasingly responsible roles including those of regional and divisional chief financial officer.