Alignment Healthcare announced the appointment of health care veteran Dan Peterson as president of its Arizona market. In this newly created position, Peterson will lead the company’s expansion in the state and will report to Rajesh Shrestha, president, new markets and chief business officer at Alignment. Prior to joining Alignment, Peterson served as the CEO of Valor Health /Valor Hospice Care in Tucson. Prior to Valor, he spent nine years as vice president, general manager with CareMore Health Plan. From 1993 to 2009, he also held leadership positions at TLC HealthCare Companies, American Retail Corporation, IPC – The Hospitalist Company and Lakeside HealthCare.