Health Net of California Names Diana Gibson Pace Regional Vice President of Large Group and National Account Sales

"We're delighted to welcome Diana back," said Dave Anderson, chiefsales officer for Health Net of California. "She spent five successfulyears with Health Net, and we are excited to again have her strategicvision and industry insights."

Pace, who will play a key role in growing Health Net's commercialmembership, is responsible for sales to employers with 200+ employeesand relationships with national and Northern California consultinggroups.

Pace has more than 15 years of experience in the employee benefitsfield. Previously, she was vice president of national account salesfor CIGNA HealthCare. Prior to that, she was Health Net's director ofspecial account sales in Northern California. And she has held salesand account management positions with Prudential HealthCare and Aetna.

She received her undergraduate degree from the University ofCalifornia, Riverside and her master's degree in businessadministration from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles.

Health Net of California, a subsidiary of Health Net, Inc.(NYSE:HNT), is one of the largest health plans in California, servingnearly 2.3 million members statewide. It contracts with more than51,000 physicians, 300 hospitals and 4,600 pharmacies, giving itsmembers greater choice and more convenient access to care. Itscommercial, POS and Medicare lines of business have received the"Excellent" accreditation status from the National Committee forQuality Assurance. For more information about Health Net, visit itsweb site at www.healthnet.com.