Here are four things to know:
1. Mr. Watson is the president and CEO of Raleigh, N.C.-based Watson Healthcare & Management Solutions, which provides executive-level hospital management and consultations.
2. Most recently, he served as interim system COO and hospital president at Elmira, N.Y.-based Arnot Health and Arnot Ogden Medical Center.
3. He previously served as president of Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Boston.
4. He succeeds Maggie Gill, who announced her decision to resign in early February.
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