Highmark Delaware welcomes new president

Highmark Health recently announced Tim Vessel as its new market segment president of Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield in Delaware.

Vessel will oversee the state’s leading health insurer that serves more than 500,000 employer-based, Medicare, Affordable Care Act and Medicaid members. Vessel will provide strategic leadership over sales, marketing, actuarial and policy.

“Throughout his career, Tim has driven sales growth and developed high-performing teams while also recognizing the importance of serving the community,” said Tom Fitzpatrick, senior vice president and commercial business segment president for Highmark Inc. “He is the ideal leader to guide Highmark Delaware through a rapidly changing healthcare landscape and oversee our BluePrints grant program, which has provided more than $28 million to support healthcare access, economic stability and health workforce development for the Delaware community.”

Prior to joining Highmark, Vessel held a series of progressive leadership roles at Cigna including serving as a market growth leader and general manager, vice president of sales and account management, and director of sales operations. Vessel is a graduate of Wesleyan University where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in economics.

“I am thrilled to call Delaware my new home,” Vessel said. “I am humbled and honored to have the privilege of helping our more than 500 Highmark Delaware team members and the communities we serve be at their best.”