eHealth Appoints Scott Flanders as Chief Executive Officer - Seite 2

"I am excited about the opportunity to work alongside the eHealth Board and management team as CEO as we execute on our strategic vision and build on our record of innovation and success in the online health insurance marketplace," said Mr. Flanders. "eHealth enjoys an outstanding position as the leader in our industry, and I have great respect for the entire eHealth team and what it has built. Together, we will continue to optimize profitability and cash flow generation in our Individual and Family Plan business, invest for rapid growth in Medicare, and leverage our powerful technology platform and broad network of online partnerships to create an unmatched consumer experience for our millions of customers and drive value for our shareholders."

"We thank Gary for his many contributions to eHealth over the years," continued Ms. Tauscher. "Under his leadership, eHealth has transformed from the nation's first internet-based supplier of health insurance policies to an online marketplace with over 10,000 products and four million customers nation-wide."

"It has been a privilege to lead the outstanding team at eHealth for the past 16 years. I am confident that Scott, together with the rest of the leadership team, will build on our positive momentum and position eHealth for continued growth and success," said Mr. Lauer.

"Our industry is dynamic and trends point to more change in the years ahead. As we prepare for the future, we have the right team in place, with Scott as CEO and Ellen as Non-Executive Board Chair, to move quickly and confidently to take advantage of opportunities that will both strengthen and grow our Company," concluded Michael Goldberg, eHealth's Lead Independent Director.

About Scott Flanders

Flanders served as CEO and a member of the Board of Playboy Enterprises, Inc. from 2009 until May 2016, during which time the Company more than tripled its annual licensing revenue, increased traffic to Playboy.com by 400% percent and undertook a transformative redesign of Playboy magazine. Previously, Flanders spent three years as CEO of Freedom Communications, overseeing the Company's diversified media portfolio with nearly $1 billion in annual revenue. Flanders served as an independent director of Freedom's Board for five years before joining the company as CEO. Between 1999 and 2005, Flanders served as Chairman and CEO of the Columbia House Company where he oversaw the world's oldest and largest direct marketer of music and video products, with revenues totaling more than $1 billion. After beginning his career as a tax and business consultant with PwC, Flanders spent 14 years with Macmillan Publishing. He became President of Macmillan USA in 1993 and established the Company as the largest computer book publisher, the first publisher of books about the internet and the first publisher to sell books online.