2012年剑桥BEC商务英语考试中级阅读范文9

2012年剑桥BEC商务英语考试中级阅读范文9

Angela Braly

　　安吉拉·布拉莉

　　President and CEO of Wellpoint考试网(www．Examw。com)

　　Angela Braly received her undergraduate degree from Texas Tech University in 1982 and her Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University School of Law. In January 1999, Braly joined Wellpoint, a large US-based health care company. Prior to her current position, Braly served as executive vice president, general counsel and chief public affairs officer for WellPoint. In that role, she was responsible for public policy development, government relations, legal affairs, corporate communications, marketing, and social responsibility initiatives. A Texan who started out as a waitress, Braly now runs a $61 billion health insurer with 34 million members - more than any competitor. With a public insurance plan all but off the table, WellPoint's stock is up 71% since March.

　　安吉拉·布拉莉1982年获得德克萨斯科技大学学士学位，随后在南卫理公会大学法学院获得法学博士学位。1999年1月，布拉莉加入美国一家大型医保公司Wellpoint。在出任总裁兼首席执行官之前，布拉莉担任Wellpoint的执行副总裁、总顾问和首席公关，负责公共政策的制定、政府关系、法律事务、业务公关、销售和社会责任事务。布拉莉是德克萨斯人，一开始只是一个餐厅服务员，如今管理着610亿美元的保险金，拥有3400万名客户，业内无人可及。随着公共保险计划即将实施，3月以来WellPoint的股票已经上涨了71%。