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Q&A: Tony Lennen

Tony Lennen became president of Community Hospital South in 2009, overseeing a 50-bed expansion that was completed last summer, giving the hospital 150 private rooms. The facility, located along the line between Marion and Johnson counties, competes against nearby facilities run by Franciscan St. Francis Health, Indiana University Health and Johnson Memorial Hospital.

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Glenn Hilliard, chairman of Carmel-based CNO Financial Group Inc., will resign from the board by not seeking re-election at the company’s annual shareholders' meeting on May 12. The board wants to appoint another director, Neal C. Schneider, to replace Hilliard. Hilliard, a former ING executive, has led CNO’s board since the company, formerly named Conseco Inc., emerged from a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in 2003.

David Floyd, president of Warsaw-based DePuy Orthopaedics, a Johnson & Johnson unit that makes replacement hips and knees and is dealing with an expensive product recall, will resign at the end of the month to pursue outside interests, according to Bloomberg News. Floyd has been president of DePuy since 2007.

WellPoint Inc. named Kate Quinn its chief marketing officer, promoting her from her previous position as vice president of corporate marketing. Quinn joined Indianapolis-based WellPoint in 2005 after stints at PacifiCare Health Systems, The Hartford Financial Services Group and Cigna Corp. Quinn holds a bachelor's degree from the City University of New York and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.

Company news

Eli Lilly and Co.’s chief of neuroscience research, who announced his departure last month, was actually poached from Lilly by New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson, according to the Wall Street Journal. Dr. David Bredt, who had been Indianapolis-based Lilly’s vice president of neuroscience discovery research and clinical investigation, started at Johnson on Feb. 28. Bredt came to Lilly in 2004 from the University of California at San Francisco Medical School, leading the company’s crucial Alzheimer’s research. He is the second top-level executive Lilly has lost this year. In January, John Johnson, the company's chief of oncology, resigned to become CEO at New Jersey-based Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc.

A life sciences networking group that got started in Philadelphia is now starting a chapter in Indianapolis. Pharma Thursday tries to connect professionals in the drug, device, diagnostic and biotech industries—regardless of which company they work for—as well as academic researchers. The first Indianapolis event takes place April 21 at 6 p.m. at Rock Bottom Brewery downtown. Pharma Thursdays started in November 2008 and reached 1,000 participants in Philadelphia in September 2010. The group also has chapters in Princeton, N.J., New York City and South Florida.

Lafayette-based Subaru of Indiana Automotive is the latest Hoosier employer to add an on-site health clinic, breaking ground on the facility last week. Managed by Florida-based WeCare TLC, the center will provide care to Subaru workers, retirees and dependents, once it opens this summer. Tom Easterday, Subaru of Indiana’s executive vice president, said the on-site clinic should help reduce employees’ health care costs and give them added care to improve their overall health.

In the latest acquisition of physicians by a local hospital system, Franciscan St. Francis Health has acquired Indy Southside Surgical, adding five general surgeons to its St. Francis Medical Group stable of physicians. Indy Southside Surgical had been affiliated with the St. Francis hospital system since 1989. The practice, which has offices in Indianapolis and Mooresville, includes Dr. David Mandelbaum, Dr. Jonathan Mandelbaum, Dr. Donald King, Dr. Matthew Libke and Dr. Mark Edwards. All earned their medical degrees at the Indiana University School of Medicine.

Health insurance costs spike worldwide

Think galloping health insurance costs are a problem unique to American employers? Think again. Medical costs paid by employer-focused health insurers rose by an average of 10 percent last year—identical to the United States.

Prosecutors seek another probe involving White

Two special prosecutors have asked the Indiana inspector general to investigate whether indicted Secretary of State Charlie White improperly accessed a report detailing evidence of alleged voter fraud against him.

Lilly suffers another bruise from Novo

The failure of its drug Bydureon to match the performance of Novo’s Victoza trims but doesn’t kill sales prospects for the highly touted diabetes drug.

IPS investigating fatal crash

A family dealing with the loss of a child in a crash Friday afternoon is now questioning why the 13-year-old was in the car in the first place. Justice Holified was killed when her middle school band teacher crashed on Harding Street near Interstate 70. Two other students suffered non-life threatening injuries. Indianapolis Public Schools said the teacher broke policy by driving the students in his personal vehicle. The teacher, Kyle Bieda, is in the hospital recovering from the crash.

Would-be thief crashes into bar

A man who tried to steal a car Tuesday morning ended up crashing it into a bar on the east side of Indianapolis, police say. The suspect took the running car from an Admiral gas station while the owner was inside. The car's owner tried stopping the suspect, who lost control of the vehicle and drove it across the street into Zonie's Closet nightclub at 1446 E. Washington St. The suspect fled on foot after the crash and has not been caught.

Planned Parenthood protests bills

Planned Parenthood of Indiana and its supports rallied Tuesday morning at the Indiana Statehouse against several legislative proposals that threaten the group’s public funding. The organization, the state’s leading abortion provider, says it spends the tax dollars it receives to offer low-cost reproductive health care, such as birth control and ovarian cancer screenings. Republican U.S. Congressman Mike Pence said taxpayer money should not go to groups that provide abortion. He said cutting the group’s funding would save taxpayers nearly $350 million per year.

Others states’ fights bring focus to Gov. Daniels

Gov. Mitch Daniels has spent years talking about issues that typically make voters' eyes glaze over: Cutting spending. Balancing budgets. Shrinking government. The priorities haven't changed much in Daniels' six years as governor. But suddenly voters are paying attention.

Statehouse out 2 days this week for Big 10 games

Leaders say the Indiana House will not try to convene this Thursday and Friday because the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament starting Thursday in Indianapolis means there's no hotel rooms for out-of-town lawmakers.