Versant Health, a national managed eye health and vision plan company, has named Josh Ellis as its new senior director, Sales Operations it was reported yesterday.

The company said that Ellis has more than 14 years of successful sales operations experience, launching a number of strategic initiatives that resulted in increased revenue. He also created training curriculum and conducted workshops to support sales implementation. Prior to joining the Versant Health team, he worked with VSP and CEB (now Gartner), and Sears, Roebuck and Co, where he served as manager for Government Affairs.

Jeff Hermosillo, executive vice president of Sales, Marketing, and Client Management, said, 'I'm thrilled to have Josh join Versant Health. He brings a strong background and domain expertise across the breadth of sales operations. Josh will be an integral member of my leadership team, charged with building a world-class sales operations team and capability.'