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New Leadership Announcements Centra Names New Leaders to Executive Team Centra’s president and CEO, Andy Mueller, MD announces the recent appointment of three executive leaders to the organization. Since arriving in May 2019, Dr. Mueller has been focusing on building a strong and steadfast executive leadership team. “I am excited to welcome these gifted leaders to Centra,” says Dr. Mueller. “The diverse set of experiences, expertise and backgrounds each of these individuals bring to the Centra leadership team will be a remarkable advancement for the future of this organization.”
Eileen Clark
Eileen Clark will be joining Centra on January 13, 2020 as the new Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO). This position was previously held by an interim CIO, who will resume her normal duties with Centra once Clark arrives. Clark joins Centra from a health system in Charleston, WV. Prior to that, she was the CIO at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville and the Associate CIO at VCU in Richmond. Originally from Michigan, Clark brings tremendous leadership and years of experience in multi-hospital health system IT organizations similar to Centra. She has handled mergers and acquisitions, IT governance, team and leadership development and has considerable experience with many different IT platforms. She received her Bachelor of Business Administration from Walsh College in Troy, MI and her Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University. Richard “Rick” Grooms will also be joining Centra on January 13, 2020 as the new Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer. This is a newly created position that focuses on organizational strategy and improving Centra’s future, including a well-defined culture, values and employees. Grooms has extensive history as a Human Resources executive and joins Centra from AnMed Health in Anderson, SC where he has served as the Chief Human Resources Officer. He received his Bachelor of Science from The Citadel in Charleston, SC and his Master of Arts in Public Administration and Management from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, TX.
Richard “Rick” Grooms
Doug Davenport will be joining Centra on February 10, 2020 as the new Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). This position was previously held by an interim CFO, who will depart the organization with the arrival of Davenport. Davenport joins Centra from MercyOne Health, a multi-hospital system in Iowa. His distinguished career includes a track record of success in strategic financial direction and the health of multientity healthcare systems, while serving as the CFO at large systems across the country. He possesses extensive expertise and knowledge in debt financing, managed care contracting, financial performance improvement, revenue cycle optimization and physician enterprise growth. Davenport holds a BBA in Business Administration from Columbia Pacific University in San Rafael, CA and an MBA from City University in Bellevue, WA. “With the new talent we are recruiting to this region and the experienced leaders we already have, we have the right team in place to advance Centra’s goal, which is to create long-term, sustainable healthcare that enhances our community and those we serve,” says Dr. Mueller.
Doug Davenport
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