Sales leader will support brokers and employers in containing costs through smarter plan design.

DALLAS, Nov. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Vālenz Health^® named Shannon Schaul as Chief Sales Officer, reflecting the company’s ongoing commitment to connecting stakeholders across the healthcare ecosystem with innovative solutions to meet today’s most pressing challenges.

As Chief Sales Officer, Schaul will lead the company’s growth strategy across broker, consultant, and direct-to-employer markets, strengthening partnerships and expanding client access to solutions that improve plan performance, streamline operations, and deliver greater value for health plan members. She will join a team of commercial leaders serving stakeholders across the healthcare industry, including payers and TPAs, helping them respond to rising costs through scalable cost-containment and payment integrity solutions.

Schaul has more than 20 years of experience driving growth for startups, growth-stage, and established organizations. Her expertise in developing sales, partnerships, solution consulting, and marketing strategies for digital health, wellness, and clinical markets has accelerated growth and market penetration within the health plan, broker, consultant, and employer verticals.

“Today’s brokers and employers face unprecedented challenges in an increasingly complex, high-cost healthcare environment, and Shannon brings the unique experience, leadership, and perspective needed to help our clients navigate those demands,” said Vince Cole, Chief Executive Officer at Valenz. “She will be an invaluable partner for our clients seeking to minimize costs while still protecting member access to high-value care options.”

Schaul’s appointment comes at a time of strategic growth for Valenz, which welcomed CEO Vince Cole earlier this year and recently celebrated the two-year anniversary of the acquisition of Valenz Bluebook, the company’s comprehensive cost and quality navigation solution.

Schaul said the growth and opportunities Valenz offers is one of the most exciting parts about the new position.

“Valenz has built a powerful portfolio of solutions designed to address the biggest challenges employers are facing today, and I’m thrilled to join the team as we bring that value to even more organizations,” said Schaul. “I look forward to leveraging my experience not only with the advisory community and employers but also with health plans and TPAs to help deepen our existing partnerships, build new relationships, and expand our impact to help more groups drive stronger plan performance and better healthcare experiences for members.”

Learn more about Valenz and its connected solution suite by visiting https://www.valenzhealth.com/.

About Vālenz Health^®

Vālenz Health^® empowers employers, brokers, payers, and providers to reduce costs, improve quality, and elevate the healthcare experience.

Our solutions combine advanced technology, clinical expertise, and extensive cost, quality, and utilization datasets to execute across the entire healthcare journey — connecting insights and action for greater transparency, flexibility, and cost containment within a complex system.

By helping our customers and members navigate healthcare with confidence, we support smarter care decisions, strengthen plan performance, and deliver better value for everyone we serve.

Learn more at valenzhealth.com.

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Josh Birch
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