• Alignment Healthcare named founder John Kao chairman of board, adding to his CEO role, in leadership changes announced May 12, 2026.
• Former board chairman Joseph Konowiecki moved to vice chairman, taking on executive vice president of corporate affairs overseeing Human Resources, Legal, Communications.
• Mark Kent joined as president of management services organization; he previously served as chief executive of a multi-state primary care organization, holding senior roles at Humana’s Florida primary care operations.
• Shane Hochradel joined as chief operations officer; he previously held senior operations roles at Elevance Health, UnitedHealth Group, Highmark Health.
• Konowiecki, Kent, Hochradel report to Kao; roles aimed at scaling operations, strengthening provider enablement, tightening enterprise execution.

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