Hartford: Aetna, a health care benefits company, has announced that it has appointed Rajan Parmeswar as its Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. He will report to Vice President and Head of Corporate Finance Kim Keck. He succeeds Ronald M. Olejniczak, who retired as controller and chief accounting officer on July 31.

Parmeswar joined Aetna on Aug. 18 from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where he has been a partner with the nation's largest accounting and business advisory firm since 1998. He joined the firm in 1989 in Sydney, Australia and was transferred to the U.S. in 1994. He has specialized in the insurance industry, and his experience also includes serving companies in the pharmaceuticals/life sciences and financial services sectors.

"Rajan Parmeswar has a solid financial control background and experience in insurance and financial services. His knowledge of GAAP and SEC reporting for public companies and involvement with public offerings of securities and M&A transactions should serve us well," said Keck.

Parmeswar earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree at DAV College in India and is a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in India.

Aetna serves approximately 37.2 million people with information and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their health care. It offers a broad range of traditional and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life and disability plans, and medical management capabilities and health care management services for Medicaid plans. Our customers include employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans, governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups and expatriates.