Chevalier Named Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at American Specialty Health

SAN DIEGO, July 14, 2004 – Lorin Chevalier has joined American Specialty Health (ASH) as chief financial officer and treasurer. He is responsible for managing the accounting and financial affairs of ASH.

Chevalier has served in senior and executive level corporate finance and capital markets roles in the health care, technology, investment banking, and financial services industries. Prior to joining ASH, Chevalier was vice president and chief financial officer for the Employer Solutions Division of ValueOptions, Inc., a behavioral health care management company. He also served on the board of directors at ValueOptions of California, Inc.

Currently serving on the board of trustees for the University of Colorado Foundation, Chevalier is also a member of Financial Executives International (FEI) and the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP).

Chevalier graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Colorado with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a concentration in accounting. He is a certified public accountant and has also completed post-graduate studies at the University of Colorado, the New York Institute of Finance, the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

ASH is the nation's leading specialty benefits organization for complementary health care, providing health benefits, health education, and affinity network programs to employer groups, trust funds, health plans, and insurance carriers nationwide. ASH and its subsidiaries administer and manage supplemental group benefit riders for acupuncture, chiropractic, and massage therapy on behalf of health plans, currently covering tens of thousands of groups nationally.

Based in San Diego, ASH has over 500 employees and more than 9 million members in benefit programs nationwide. For more information about American Specialty Health, visit www.ashcompanies.com.