DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The board of directors of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) today
announced the appointment of two new independent directors: John P.
Byrnes, former chairman and CEO of Lincare Holdings, Inc., and Peter M.
Wilver, executive vice president and chief administrative officer of
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
With these appointments, Tenet’s board now consists of 14 directors, 13
of whom are independent of Tenet. The two newly appointed directors will
serve on the Audit Committee. In addition, Mr. Byrnes will serve on the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Mr. Wilver will serve
on the Human Resources Committee.
Ronald A. Rittenmeyer, lead director, stated, “John and Pete are
accomplished executives with deep knowledge across many dimensions of
healthcare. They also bring a strong combination of financial and
operational skills, as well as significant public company experience at
both the board and management levels. We look forward to their insights
and fresh perspectives.”
Trevor Fetter, chairman and chief executive officer, stated, “We are
incredibly fortunate to have highly qualified, experienced directors
with diverse backgrounds and expertise, and John and Pete are strong
complements to our board. On behalf of my fellow directors, I am pleased
to welcome them to Tenet and am confident our entire board and
management team will benefit from their contributions.”
Biographical Information
Mr. Byrnes, 58, served in various leadership positions for nearly 30
years at Lincare Holdings, one of the nation’s largest providers of
oxygen and other respiratory therapy services to patients in their
homes. He served as chief executive officer from 1997 to 2015, and as
chairman of the board from 2000 through 2012. He currently serves on the
board of one other public company, Halyard Health, Inc., and he formerly
served as a director of U.S. Renal Care, Inc. and Kinetic Concepts, Inc.
Mr. Wilver, 57, serves as executive vice president and chief
administrative officer of Thermo Fisher Scientific, a worldwide leader
in life sciences, where he oversees the company’s global business
services, human resources and legal functions. Prior to assuming this
role in 2015, he served as chief financial officer of the company for 11
years. Mr. Wilver also held a number of leadership positions in finance
at Honeywell International (formerly Allied Signal) and Grimes Aerospace
Company. He began his career at General Electric, where he worked for 13
years in various finance roles. He currently serves on the board of
directors of one other public company, CIRCOR International, Inc.
About Tenet Healthcare
Tenet Healthcare Corporation is a diversified healthcare services
company with 130,000 employees united around a common mission: to help
people live happier, healthier lives. Through its subsidiaries,
partnerships and joint ventures, including United Surgical Partners
International, the company operates 79 general acute care hospitals, 20
short-stay surgical hospitals and approximately 470 outpatient centers
in the United States, as well as nine facilities in the United Kingdom.
Tenet’s Conifer Health Solutions subsidiary provides technology-enabled
performance improvement and health management solutions to hospitals,
health systems, integrated delivery networks, physician groups,
self-insured organizations and health plans. For more information,
please visit www.tenethealth.com.
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