Clint Adams. Executive Vice President and CFO of Ardent Health Services (Nashville, Tenn.). Mr. Adams, a certified public accountant, has more than 20 years of experience in the financial and healthcare sectors. Before joining Ardent Health Services in 2003, he served as an audit senior manager for accounting firm Ernst & Young and controller for Brentwood, Tenn.-based PathGroup, a comprehensive anatomic, clinical and molecular pathology services provider.