(WCBF, Chicago) -- Edward Hanway, CEO of CIGNA Corp. will receive the top honor as Lean Six Sigma CEO of the Year for his vision and leadership in initiating lean Six Sigma to achieve a financial impact of $110 million per year and potential savings of another $200 million per year for the corporation. The award will be presented at WCBF’s Lean Six Sigma Summit on April 25th at The Westin Chicago North Shore. In-depth details of this achievement will be revealed first-hand at the summit, and Hanway will give his insight into the winning lean Six Sigma deployment at CIGNA, one of the top American health insurers.

Hanway was selected after extensive reviews by an independent panel of 10 leading experts from across all industries. This honor recognizes Hanaway’s significant accomplishment, as CIGNA has achieved outstanding organizational improvements through the application of lean Six Sigma.

WCBF’s Lean Six Sigma Summit is positioned to be the largest gathering of CEOs and senior executives driving process excellence in manufacturing, services and transactional environments, and forecasts more than 300 senior-level attendees.

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