Andrew Dober Appointed Director of Labor Sales at Excellus BlueCross BlueShield

SYRACUSE, NY – Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has appointed Andrew Dober director of labor sales. Dober began his career at Excellus BCBS in 1992 and has held a variety of sales positions in areas including commercial sales and the government programs division. Since 2000, he has been dedicated to serving, retaining and growing the health insurer’s labor book of business across its 31-county service area. With this new appointment, Dober will also serve as the health plan’s corporate designee to the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association’s (BCBSA) National Labor Office (NLO).

Dober, a 2013 graduate of Leadership Greater Syracuse, is NYS-licensed in life, accident and health, and earned an Associate in Science degree with honors in labor studies from Onondaga Community College, a Bachelor of Science degree in business and human resources management from SUNY Brockport, and an Advanced Labor Studies certificate from the BCBSA’s National Labor Office at Rutgers University. He currently serves on the Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) board and volunteers with various organizations.

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Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, is a nonprofit health plan with 1.5 million upstate New York members. The company's mission is to help people live healthier and more secure lives through access to high-quality, affordable health care. Its products and services include cost-saving prescription drug discounts, wellness tracking tools and access to telemedicine. With more than 4,500 employees, the company is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce to foster innovation and better serve its members. It also encourages employees to engage in their communities by providing paid volunteer time off as one of many benefits. To learn more, visit ExcellusBCBS.com.