New Executive: Rising to the occasion; Empire Blue Cross trainee climbs ranks to profit new parent WellChoice as COO.(Profiles)(Gloria McCarthy becomes chief operating officer of WellChoice Inc.)(Biography)

Crain's New York Business, May, 2003 by Sisson, Mary

Byline: mary sisson As one might expect of a woman who has climbed the corporate ladder almost to the top, Gloria McCarthy had a specific career goal firmly in mind when she joined Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield fresh out of college. She wanted to make enough money to pay for her wedding.

"I came for what I thought would be a summer job,'' says Ms. McCarthy. "I'd like to make it sound more glamorous, but (choosing Empire) was pretty random.'' The wedding came off well-Ms. McCarthy is still married and has two children-and the job worked out, too. Ms. McCarthy, 50, who started out in 1974 as a management trainee supervising a typing pool, was recently named chief operating officer of WellChoice Inc., Empire's newly created parent company, following the...

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