MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 4, 2018--
eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH), a leading omni-channel health insurance
marketplace, announced today that Derek N. Yung has joined the company
as Chief Financial Officer, effective today. Mr. Yung will oversee the
company’s financial and accounting functions and report directly to CEO
Scott Flanders.
Mr. Yung comes to eHealth from Hotwire, a travel services company owned
by Expedia, Inc., where he served as CFO and led the company’s finance,
strategy and analytics functions, and served on Expedia, Inc.’s global
executive finance team.
Prior to his time at Hotwire, Mr. Yung served as CFO for Ticketfly, a
live events ticketing company, leading its finance and information
technology functions before and after the company was acquired by
Pandora in 2015. He has also served in CFO roles for Tria Beauty and
Nextag. Mr. Yung holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at
Northwestern University and a BS in Computer Science from Stanford
University.
With Mr. Yung’s appointment, David Francis will continue in the role of
Chief Operating Officer of eHealth and focus his efforts full-time on
the operating and revenue functions of the business. Mr. Francis has
served as Chief Financial Officer of eHealth since July 2016 and as COO
since January of 2018.
“I am very pleased to welcome Derek to the eHealth team,” said eHealth
CEO Scott Flanders. “He has built a strong record of successful
leadership throughout his career, and we look forward to benefiting from
his well-honed expertise. We continue to strengthen our executive team
with leaders who are experienced in creating value in high growth
companies. Derek fits squarely in this mold, and we are very happy to
have him aboard.”
“eHealth has been a transformative presence in the health insurance
industry since its founding, and I am proud to be a part of this chapter
of the company’s growth,” said Mr. Yung. “eHealth’s mission of engaging,
educating and enrolling health insurance customers in the best policy at
every stage of their lives is a unique value proposition and is a
mission I endorse wholeheartedly and I look forward to being part of the
eHealth team.”
About eHealth
eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH) is a leading private online and omnichannel
health insurance marketplace where individuals, families and small
businesses can compare thousands of health insurance products from
brand-name insurers, and purchase and enroll in coverage online and over
the phone. eHealth (through its subsidiaries) is licensed to sell health
insurance in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. eHealth also
offers educational resources, exceptional telephonic support, and
powerful online and pharmacy-based tools to help Medicare beneficiaries
navigate Medicare health insurance options, choose the right plan and
enroll in select plans online or over the phone through Medicare.com (www.Medicare.com),
eHealthMedicare.com (www.eHealthMedicare.com),
goMedigap (www.goMedigap.com)
and PlanPrescriber.com (www.PlanPrescriber.com).
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eHealth, Inc.
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650-210-3111
Vice President, Investor Relations
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