San Juan, Puerto Rico – Jim O’Drobinak, principal oficial ejecutivo de MCS Healthcare Holdings, LLC. y presidente de la junta de directores desde el 2012, nombró hoy a José B. Carrión III como presidente de MCS Healthcare Holdings, LLC. y miembro de la Junta de MCS Life Insurance Company y MCS General Insurance Agency. El señor Carrión tiene una gran experiencia tanto en el sector público como en el privado y es un líder de la industria de seguros con más de 25 años de experiencia en ese campo.
“En MCS estamos honrados de tener a José Carrión como parte de nuestro equipo. Su impresionante experiencia en los ámbitos de desarrollo comercial, seguros y asuntos gubernamentales, será una invaluable aportación a nuestro equipo ejecutivo como presidente de MCS Holdings, LLC”, dijo Jim O’Drobinak, principal oficial ejecutivo y presidente de la Junta de Directores de MCS. “José llega a MCS para ayudar a expandir nuestro negocio, tanto geográficamente como por líneas de negocio. Su amplia experiencia en puestos de liderato manejando las relaciones con clientes y prospectos comerciales, accionistas corporativos, funcionarios públicos locales y federales, y los medios de comunicación, se adapta perfectamente a nuestros objetivos y necesidades”, afirmó O’Drobinak. Además de una exitosa carrera en el sector privado, Carrión ha ocupado puestos de alta jerarquía en el sector público, más recientemente, presidente de la Junta de Control Fiscal de Puerto Rico.
José B. Carrión nació y se crió en San Juan, Puerto Rico. Recibió un bachillerato de la Universidad de Pennsylvania y una maestría de la Facultad de Seguros de St. John’s University. Algunos de los logros de Carrión incluyen, su desempeño del 1995 a 2000 como vicepresidente ejecutivo y, del 2000 a 2001, como presidente de AON Risk Services de Puerto Rico. También fue cofundador y presidente de Carrión, Laffitte & Casellas, Inc., desde el 2001, hasta que la empresa fue adquirida por HUB International en 2012. Actualmente, el señor Carrión es miembro de varias juntas directivas locales, incluidas Advent Morro, la firma de ciberseguridad GM Group e IPPR.
Carrión comentó: “Me gustaría agradecer a Jim y a la Junta de Directores de MCS por la oportunidad y el voto de confianza. Es un honor unirme a más de 1,900 colegas de MCS, quienes trabajan incansablemente todos los días para brindar un cuidado de salud de excelencia al pueblo de Puerto Rico”.
El Sr. O’Drobinak agregó que Roberto Pando continuará con sus responsabilidades como presidente de las subsidiarias MCS Advantage, Inc. y MCS Life Insurance Company, y trabajará junto a Carrión para continuar fortaleciendo a la compañía como líder corporativo en la industria de la salud.
Sobre MCS
Durante más de 37 años, MCS ha sido un líder innovador en la industria del cuidado de la salud local, más recientemente con la tarjeta Te Paga, La Original, la cual ha provisto sobre $81.5 millones a sobre 125,000 afiliados elegibles el acceso a alimentos saludables y otros servicios en todo Puerto Rico. MCS Advantage, Inc., a través de sus productos MCS Classicare, ofrece una amplia variedad de cubiertas Medicare Advantage dirigidas a la población de Medicare de Puerto Rico. MCS Life Insurance Co., ofrece una amplia gama de planes de salud comerciales para grupos e individuos, así como seguros de vida grupales. MCS General Insurance Agency ofrece productos de vida y discapacidad rentables. Para obtener más información sobre MCS, visite www.mcs.com.pr. Twitter/Facebook: @MCSPuertoRico.
Medical Card System, Inc. (MCS) Announces José B. Carrión III as President of MCS Healthcare Holdings, LLC
San Juan, Puerto Rico – Jim O’Drobinak, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of MCS Healthcare Holdings, LLC, today announced that MCS has appointed José B. Carrión III as the President of MCS Healthcare Holdings, LLC. and a Board Member at MCS Life Insurance Company and MCS General Insurance Agency. Mr. Carrión has a wealth of experience in both private and public sectors and is an Insurance Industry leader with over 25 years of experience in the field.
“MCS is honored to have Jose Carrión join our team. Given his impressive experience in the areas of business development, insurance and government affairs, I am confident that Mr. Carrión will be an invaluable addition to our Executive team as President of MCS Holdings, LLC,” said Jim O’Drobinak, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of MCS. “Jose comes to MCS to help expand our business, both geographically and by lines of business. His extensive leadership expertise in dealing with business clients and prospects, corporate shareholders, local and federal public officials and the media, perfectly suits our goals and needs,” affirmed Mr. O’Drobinak. In addition to an accomplished career in the private sector, Carrión has held high-level public sector positions, most recently, Chairman of the Financial Oversight & Management Board for Puerto Rico.
Mr. Carrión was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He received a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from the College of Insurance, now St. John’s University. Some of Carrión’s achievements include from 1995 to 2000, he served as Senior Vice President and as President from 2000 to 2001 for AON Risk Services of Puerto Rico. He also was Co-founder and President of Carrión, Laffitte & Casellas, Inc., from 2001 until the Company was acquired by HUB international in 2012. Currently, Mr. Carrión serves on several local Boards, including Advent Morro, cyber security firm GM Group and IPPR.
Mr. Carrión commented, “I would like to thank Jim and the Board for the opportunity and the vote of confidence. I’m honored to join over 2,000 of my MCS colleagues who work tirelessly every day to bring excellence in health care to the people of Puerto Rico. I look forward to expanding the MCS footprint throughout Puerto Rico and ultimately into the mainland.”
Mr. O’Drobinak added that Roberto Pando would continue his responsibilities as President of the MCS Advantage, Inc. and MCS Life Insurance Company subsidiaries, and will work with Mr. Carrión to continue fortifying Company as a corporate leader in the health care industry.
About MCS
For more than 37 years, MCS has been an innovative leader in the local healthcare industry, and most recently with the Te Paga Card – the Original – which has provided over $80.1 million and over a million successful transactions to more than 125,000 eligible members to purchase healthy food and other services in Puerto Rico. MCS Advantage, Inc., through its MCS Classicare products, offers a wide variety of Medicare Advantage coverage aimed at Puerto Rico’s Medicare population. MCS Classicare is an OSS plan with a Medicare contract. Membership in MCS Classicare is contingent upon contract renewal MCS Life Insurance Co. offers abroad array of commercial health plans for groups and individuals, as well as group life insurance. MCS General Insurance Agency offers affordable life and disability products. For more information on MCS, go to www.mcs.com.pr. Twitter/Facebook: @MCSPuertoRico.
