Management Team

Stanley Beck Chairman of the Board

Stanley M. Beck is President of Granville Arbitrations Limited which provides arbitration and mediation services in commercial and labour disputes. Mr. Beck serves as a Director of a number of Canadian corporations and as Chairman of the Board of GMP Capital Corp. and of the 407 ETR Concession Company Ltd. Mr. Beck was Professor of Law at Osgoode Hall Law School from 1967 to 1990 and was Dean from 1977 to 1982. Mr. Beck specialized in corporate and securities law and was the author of numerous articles, case comments and contributions to books on corporate and securities law. From 1984 to 1989, Mr. Beck served as Chair of the Ontario Securities Commission.

Dr. Sanjeev Sharma, MD, MBA, CCFP CEO and President

Dr. Sharma is the President and CEO of Wellpoint Health Services. Dr. Sharma oversees executive and corporate health services at Wellpoint. He is an Emergency Physician and has over 10 years of experience in healthcare including medical devices, biotechnology, IT services and public policy with global firms such as Baxter Healthcare, EMCI and Microsoft - to name a few. Dr. Sharma spent 5 years working with key Canadian healthcare stakeholders to develop policies on improvement of healthcare delivery and the strategic utilization of information technology.

Dr. Sharma is a graduate of Doctor of Medicine from McMaster University, and a Master of Business Administration from Wilfred Laurier University.

Dr. Sharma has provided his expertise to numerous organizations in his tenure. He has sat on on the Editorial Advisory Board on Advance for Health Information Executives Journal Information Technology Association of Canada National Health Steering Committee, and Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise Canada. He is a member of the Canadian Medical Association, Ontario Medical Association, and the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians. He has been interviewed by various magazines and television news programs on the importance of empowered wellness. He is a sought after speaker and has lectured on leadership, personal wellness and was most recently presenting at the National Women's Show on top health risks to Canadian women and the importance of preventative medicine.

Shameer Dada, Vice President of Operations

Shameer Dada is Vice President, Operations of Wellpoint Health Services. He served as President of Starpoint Health Corp. from 2003 to 2008 leading the business in growth of over 400% in 5 years. Prior to that, he was Chief Financial Officer of HPM Group Inc., a Calgary based health company, from August 2002 until July 2003, and previously served as Director of Finance for Burntsand Inc., an e-business integrator with various locations throughout North America. He has also consulted for many public companies, including AMCI, a wireless technology company based in Colorado.

Dean Howard Vice President, Business Development

Dean brings over 20 years of executive management experience to Wellpoint. He has served in executive leadership positions within the insurance brokerage industry, including both private and public companies. His brings to Wellpoint tremendous knowledge and expertise in the delivery of health programs and corporate benefits for Canadian corporations.

Enza Costa, Manager, Operations

With close to 15 years of experience in healthcare, Enza brings operational excellence to Wellpoint. While working in healthcare she has worked for some of the leading executive health firms in Canada, including Medisys and The Lockwood Clinic. Her focus on customer experience enables Wellpoint to deliver a superior experience for clients.