Health care giant shakes up executive team

Wellcare Health Plans Inc. has hired a chief public affairs officer and announced that its chief human resources officer is leaving the Tampa-based company.

Senior vice president and chief public affairs officer Rhonda Mims joined the government-sponsored managed care provider on Tuesday, where she will be responsible for strategic communications, public policy, diversity and inclusion, philanthropy and corporate social responsibility, among other duties.

WellCare also announced Larry Anderson, a company senior vice president and its chief human resources officer, will leave Oct. 1. Beginning this week, Anderson is also no longer considered an executive officer at WellCare.