Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
OnApril 11, 2022 ,Leslie Norwalk resigned, effective immediately, as a member of the board of the directors (the "Board") ofCentene Corporation (the "Company"). Consistent withMs. Norwalk's resignation letter, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 17.1, the Company believes thatMs. Norwalk resigned because of her disagreement with Board governance process and Board and committee leadership. At the time of her resignation,Ms. Norwalk served on the Board'sCompliance Committee , Environmental and Social Responsibility Committee andGovernment and Regulatory Affairs Committee . As part of its ongoing commitment to strengthening the Company's corporate governance practices, sinceNovember 2021 the Company has implemented significant governance enhancements, including appointment of five new Board members, refreshment of Chairs of the Nominating and Governance, Audit, and Compensation Committees, separation of the roles of CEO and Chairman, the appointment of a new lead independent director, and the implementation of a mandatory Board retirement age. In addition, the entire Board is united in its support for the Company's new CEO,Sarah London , and her highly experienced, effective leadership team, all of whom are focused on executing the Company's value creation strategy. The Company providedMs. Norwalk with a copy of the disclosures contained in this Current Report no later than the date on which this Current Report is being filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commission . The Company also providedMs. Norwalk with the opportunity to furnish the Company with a letter stating whether she agrees or disagrees with the statements made in this Current Report and the respects in which she disagrees.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. Exhibit Number Description Letter, datedApril 11, 2022 ,Leslie Norwalk to the Board of Directors of 17.1Centene Corporation 99.1 Press release, datedApril 15, 2022 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
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