WellCare Health Plans Inc. continued to round out its executive team, naming Thomas Tran as senior vice president and chief financial officer.<br />Tran, a veteran of the health care industry, succeeds Paul Behrens as CFO at WellCare. Behrens was one of three top WellCare executives who resigned in January, in the wake of a government probe at the managed care firm.<br />Tran's appointment is effective July 21, according to a release. He will receive a minimum base salary of $475,000, and a one-time sign-on bonus of $75,000 under a four-year employment agreement, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. He's also eligible for an annual cash bonus of up to 100 percent of his annual salary based on his achievement of performance objectives and stock awards, the filing said.<br />Tran most recently was president, chief operating officer and chief financial officer for CareGuide Inc. (OTC BB: CGDE), a health care management services provider in Coral Springs. From 2005 to 2007, he was senior vice president and chief financial officer of Uniprise Inc., a unit of Minneapolis-based UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH). He's also held positions at ConnectiCare Inc., Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Massachusetts, and CIGNA Corp. (NYSE: CI).<br />Since the Oct. 24 raid by federal and state law enforcement officials at WellCare's Tampa headquarters, there's been a turnover in top executives, including the appointment of a new president and chief executive, Heath Schiesser, and a new executive chairman, Charles Berg.<br />Neither WellCare nor government officials have commented on the nature of the ongoing investigation at WellCare (NYSE: WCG), which provides managed care services for government-sponsored health care plans.<br />