Air Methods Appoints the Honorable Jessica Garfola Wright, Major General (Ret.) to Board of Directors
February 12 2016 - 4:01PM
Air Methods Corporation (NASDAQ:AIRM) (“Air Methods” or the
“Company”), the global leader in air medical transportation, today
announced that the Honorable Jessica Garfola Wright, Major General
(Ret.) has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors,
effective immediately. She will serve as a Class I director
and will stand for re-election to the Board at the 2016 Annual
Meeting.
General Wright brings a wealth of leadership
experience from her distinguished career to Air Methods, previously
serving as the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness before retiring in early 2015. As the
Undersecretary of Defense, she served as the senior policy advisor
to the Secretary of Defense on all matters relating to recruitment,
retention, pay and healthcare and benefits for the uniformed
members and civilians of the department. In addition, she had
supervisory responsibility for 32,000 personnel, the execution of
an annual budget of $43.6B, overall responsibility for the
world-wide Defense Health Programs which included 54 Hospitals, 350
Clinics, 280 Dental Clinics and TRICARE management and its 9.6
million beneficiaries.
Further, during her first year as the
Undersecretary of Defense, she implemented the Defense Health
Agency and instituted 10 shared services across the Department of
Defense medical communities, resulting in significant
savings. Prior to serving as Undersecretary of Defense,
General Wright was appointed as the Adjutant General by the
Governor of Pennsylvania in 2004. She also served as the National
Guard Bureau Chair for the Safety (Aviation/Ground) Committee for
54 States, Territories and the District of Columbia. General Wright
was the first female Army Aviator in the Army National Guard and
the first female Combat Aviation Brigade Commander in the entire
Army.
“We are thrilled to welcome someone of General
Wright’s caliber to the Air Methods Board,” said C. David Kikumoto,
Chairman of the Board of Directors. “General Wright’s strong
leadership background along with expertise in aviation, healthcare,
emergency services, financial management, human resources and
government affairs at the state and federal level will make her a
valuable addition to the Board.”
Air Methods also announced today that Directors
George W. Belsey and Major General Carl H. McNair, USA (Ret.) have
notified the Company of their decision to retire from the Board at
the end of their current terms, which expire at the 2016 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders. Further, in order to equalize
the number of directors in each class, Aaron Todd, Air Methods
Chief Executive Officer and currently a Class II director up for
re-election at the 2017 Annual Meeting, has agreed to serve as a
Class I director, and will stand for re-election to the Board at
the 2016 Annual Meeting.
Mr. Kikumoto concluded, “On behalf of the entire
Board, I want to thank George and Carl for their valuable
contributions and years of dedicated service to Air Methods. Under
their oversight, Air Methods has gone through a tremendous period
of growth and profitability; we appreciate their dedication to the
Company and wish them both well in their retirement.”
Air Methods Corporation (www.airmethods.com) is the
global leader in air medical transportation. The Air Medical
Services Division is the largest provider of air medical transport
services in the United States. The United Rotorcraft Division
specializes in the design and manufacture of aeromedical and
aerospace technology. The Tourism Division is comprised of Sundance
Helicopters, Inc. and Blue Hawaiian Helicopters, which provide
helicopter tours and charter flights in the Las Vegas/Grand Canyon
region and Hawaii, respectively. Air Methods’ fleet of owned,
leased or maintained aircraft features over 450 helicopters and
fixed wing aircraft.
CONTACTS: Christina Brodsly,
Director, Corporate Communications (303) 256-4122 or
christina.brodsly@airmethods.com. Please contact Christina to be
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