James Coffin, PhD, has been appointed president and CEO of Boston-based Velsera, a global bioinformatics company, effective Feb. 1. Dr. Coffin brings more than 25 years of leadership experience in life sciences and healthcare technology, including roles at IBM Life…
Executive Moves
Grace Davis has been appointed executive vice president and chief external affairs officer at Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health, she wrote in a Jan. 15 LinkedIn post. Ms. Davis oversees the health system’s external relations, including public affairs, government relations and…
Cindy Rollenhagen has been appointed senior vice president and chief compliance and privacy officer at Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Corewell Health. Ms. Rollenhagen has served in the role on an interim basis for the past five months, according to a Jan.…
Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare has promoted Jenn Schwartz to executive vice president, effective immediately, while she continues in her role as chief strategy officer. Sarah Goncher was also named chief legal officer and corporate secretary, according to a Jan. 20 health…
Mark Hayes has been named senior vice president of government relations for Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, Calif., according to a Jan. 15 LinkedIn post. Prior to his new role, Mr. Hayes served as senior vice president of policy and advocacy…
Susan Burroughs was appointed COO of Wilson (N.C.) Medical Center, according to a Jan. 9 news release shared with Becker’s. Ms. Burroughs began her new role Jan. 4. She previously served as vice president of operations at the hospital, overseeing…
Dover, Del.-based Bayhealth named Thomas (Mac) Marlow as vice president and chief digital and information officer, effective Jan. 5. Mr. Marlow most recently served as associate vice president of technology operations at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.…
Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health has appointed Janice Walker, DHA, RN, as its inaugural chief nursing officer. In the newly created role, Dr. Walker will oversee nursing and clinical support services across UF Health’s inpatient, ambulatory and post-acute care settings. She…
Josh Gill was named COO of Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, Kan., part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, according to a Jan. 21 news release shared with Becker’s. Mr. Gill joins Overland Park from another HCA facility…
UNC Health Wayne in Goldsboro, N.C., recently appointed two clinical executives to its C-suite. The hospital named Joel Rose, MD, as its chief medical officer, and Katie Hile, DNP, RN, as chief nursing officer, according to news releases shared with…