Schenectady– MVP Health Care (MVP) has added two health care executives with significant experience in the industry to its leadership team. Dominick Bizzarro has been named executive vice president, business development and informatics and Carole Montepare has been named vice president, client engagement for the Schenectady-based health insurer.

          A senior management professional with more than 25 years of experience and significant accomplishments in product development, management, marketing, health care delivery and information technology, Bizzarro will lead business and partner development, network strategy and informatics with the goal of ensuring MVP remains highly competitive.

Prior to joining MVP, Bizzarro was the managing director for Healthshare Intersystems Corporation, based in Cambridge, Mass. He served as a global leader for developing vision, strategy and market growth across 21 countries. Prior to that, he was the founding CEO of Healthcare Information Exchange of New York (HIXNY), a health information organization that collaborates with diverse health care entities to improve the quality and efficiency of health care throughout New York.

Bizzarro has a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from Albany College of Pharmacy and a master’s of business administration, health services administration from Union Graduate College. 

Montepare has a strong leadership background in selling, retention and training in the health care industry. In her new role at MVP she and her teams will focus on acquiring and servicing group accounts. She has a great deal of experience and success in sales and service in the managed care industry. Most recently, she spent nine years at CDPHP as senior vice president for sales, leading sales and relationship management functions. Prior to that, Montepare held leadership roles with Group Health Incorporated (GHI), Kaiser Permanente, and Community Health Plan (CHP).

          She is a graduate of Maria College and the Management Development Program of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s School of Management.

About MVP Health Care

MVP Health Care is a nationally recognized, community-focused, not-for-profit health insurer serving more than 700,000 members in New York and Vermont. Committed to the complete well-being of its members, MVP provides the tools and information they need to achieve better health and peace of mind. For more information, visit www.mvphealthcare.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mvphealthcare, and on Twitter at @MVPHealthCare.