DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) today announced the appointment
of two independent directors to its Board: General Lloyd J. Austin, III
and Meghan M. FitzGerald, DrPH.
Bob Kerrey, Lead Director, said, “As a retired four-star general whose
career spans more than four decades in the U.S. Army, Lloyd has
demonstrated a powerful commitment to service and leadership with
integrity. Meg has an impressive background that combines experience
across different aspects of healthcare, including policy, innovation,
business development and strategy. We are thrilled to welcome our new
directors, and we are confident they will add tremendous value.”
Ron Rittenmeyer, Executive Chairman and CEO, said, “We have been
steadfast in our commitment to accelerate change across the company.
This applies to all facets of operations and all levels of leadership –
including adding five new directors to our board in the last seven
months. Lloyd and Meg have remarkable experience and will offer new and
valuable insights as we continue to improve performance and drive value
for our shareholders.”
Biographical Information (General Lloyd J. Austin, III)
Austin is a retired four-star general who served for 41 years in the
U.S. Army. From March 2013 through March 2016, Austin served as the
Commander of U.S. Central Command responsible for military strategy and
joint operations throughout the 20-country Central Region that includes
Iraq, Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
Prior to that, he served as the 33rd Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S.
Army from January 2012 to March 2013 and as the Combined Forces
Commander in Iraq from September 2010 through 2011. He is the recipient
of numerous U.S. military awards, including the Silver Star, five
Defense Distinguished Service Medals and the Legion of Merit. Austin
currently serves as a director of United Technologies Corporation and
Nucor Corporation. He is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy and
holds master’s degrees from Auburn University (Education) and Webster
University (Business Management).
Biographical Information (Meghan M. FitzGerald, DrPH)
FitzGerald is a Managing Partner at L1 Health LLC, an investment fund
specializing in healthcare. She also serves as an Assistant Professor of
Health Policy at Columbia University. From May 2015 to October 2016,
FitzGerald served as Executive Vice President of Strategy and Policy at
Cardinal Health, a healthcare services and product company. From 2010 to
2015, she served as President of Cardinal’s Specialty Solutions
division. FitzGerald serves as a director of two other public companies,
Arix Bioscience plc and Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc. She holds a DrPh
in Healthcare Policy from New York Medical College, a BSN in Nursing
from Fairfield University, and a Master of Public Health from Columbia
University.
About Tenet Healthcare
Tenet Healthcare Corporation is a diversified healthcare services
company with approximately 115,000 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 general acute care and
specialty hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, urgent care centers and
other outpatient facilities in the United States and 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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