Board Member Profile

Ralph A. Holmes
President
Aetna, Mid-America Region

Ralph A. Holmes is President of Aetna’s Middle Market and Small Business segments for the Mid-America Region, N. Texas and Oklahoma. His primary responsibilities include development and execution of segment business strategy, sales and service, and product development. He is also accountable for the financial success of the enterprise. As the business leader for these segments, Ralph works to ensure that the activities of actuarial, underwriting, and customer service operations are coordinated in a manner which ensures Aetna is meeting the needs of its customer base.

Prior to assuming his current responsibilities in 2003 Ralph was General Manager in Orlando, Florida; Vice President of Sales in Cleveland Ohio; and Sales Manager in Hartford, Connecticut.

Ralph worked with Johnson and Johnson for eleven years before joining Aetna in 1995, and held a number of positions of increasing responsibility in sales and sales management in New York City and Southern New England.

He is a board member for the American Heart Association, the Dallas Regional Chamber and Junior Achievement of Dallas, Texas. Ralph has a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University and a Masters in Business Administration from the Weatherhead School of Business at Case Western University.