James Reid to Lead Versant Health as Chief Executive Officer

Versant Health, a MetLife subsidiary, has appointed James Reid as Chief Executive Officer. He will assume the top role with the company on April 1, 2021. James has been with MetLife since 2012, serving in a variety of senior leadership roles, most recently as Executive Vice President, Head of Global Employee Benefits. Prior to MetLife, he had a significant tenure with Aetna, where he earned roles of increasing leadership, including President of Voluntary Plans & Consumer Services and Senior Vice President of Operations.

Versant Health, a wholly owned subsidiary of MetLife, is one of the nation’s leading managed vision care companies serving more than 35 million members nationwide. The company is based in the Baltimore suburb of Linthicum, MD.