William Marino, the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, is set to retire from both posts March 1, 2011.
Marino, 67, has been CEO of Horizon Blue, Newark, N.J., since 1994 and chairman since Jan. 1.
Marino is on the board of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Chicago, and he is a past co-chair of America's Health Insurance Plans, Washington.
William Marino's successor, Robert Marino, shares a surname with William Marino but has no known relationship with his predecessor, according to Horizon Blue.