Rick Baden joined the BCBSKS board of directors in 2020. He serves on the audit & compliance and finance committees.

Baden is currently executive vice president and chief financial officer for Watco Companies, LLC, a leading international supply chain company. He is a certified public accountant with more than 30 years of experience in accounting, corporate finance, auditing, and business leadership. He previously served as president and chief financial officer of Pitt Plastics, a $100 million plastics manufacturer based in Pittsburg, Kan. He began his career with Ernst & Young in Kansas City.

He graduated magna cum laude from Kansas State University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting in 1990.

He lives in Spring Hill.