American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. Appoints Two New Members to Board of Directors
April 19 2017 - 4:15PM
Business Wire
American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ARA) (“ARA” or
the “Company”), a leading provider of outpatient dialysis services,
today announced that Susanne (Susy) V. Clark and Robert H. Fish
were appointed to the company’s board of directors. Mr. Fish will
serve on ARA’s board of directors and as a member of the board’s
audit committee.
Joseph (Joe) Carlucci, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
remarked, “We are very pleased to expand our board of directors
with two accomplished professionals who will strengthen our board
and help advance ARA’s strategic priorities. I have had the
opportunity to work closely with Susy Clark since Centerbridge’s
investment in ARA and have been impressed with her business acumen
and capital markets expertise. Robert Fish brings considerable
health care services perspectives and leadership experience from a
variety of health care settings to our board. We welcome them both
to ARA’s board, and we look forward to their contributions to the
company.”
Ms. Clark’s business and legal experience spans over 20 years.
She joined Centerbridge Partners, L.P. (“Centerbridge”) in 2009 and
serves as Senior Managing Director and General Counsel. Prior to
joining Centerbridge, Ms. Clark has had a distinguished career
serving in legal and business roles at a variety of financial
services firms, including General Counsel and Chief Compliance
Officer of Basso Capital Management, L.P., Deputy General Counsel
of Amaranth Group Inc., and Vice President and Assistant General
Counsel of Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Ms. Clark started her career
as an Associate in the New York Office of Shearman & Sterling
LLP. Ms. Clark graduated with honors from Swarthmore College and
received her J.D. from Columbia Law School. As a Class II member of
the board, Ms. Clark will stand for election at our 2018 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders.
Mr. Fish brings more than 30 years of health care services
experience to the ARA board. Mr. Fish currently serves as a
director and chairman of Genesis Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: GEN) and
as a director for LifeCare Health Partners, LLC. Mr. Fish has held
leadership positions in a wide variety of health care services
organizations, including CEO of Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc.
prior to its combination with Genesis Healthcare, Inc. (“Genesis”),
Managing Partner of Sonoma-Seacrest, LLC, Chairman and CEO of
Genesis Health Ventures, a predecessor to Genesis, President and
CEO of St. Joseph Health System, and President and CEO of Valley
Care Health System. Mr. Fish’s prior board experience includes
serving as chairman of REACH Medical Holdings, serving as the
executive chairman of Coram, Inc., and serving as a director of
NeighborCare, Inc. Mr. Fish also serves as a member of the board of
directors of the St. Helena Hospital Foundation, a philanthropic
organization benefiting the St. Helena Hospitals in Napa Valley.
Mr. Fish holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Whittier
College, and a Master’s degree in Hospital Administration from the
University of California at Berkeley. The board of directors has
determined that Mr. Fish qualifies as an independent director under
NYSE listing standards applicable to audit committee members, and
as a Class I member of the board, he will stand for election at the
upcoming Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 16, 2017.
About American Renal Associates
American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ARA) is a
leading provider of outpatient dialysis services in the United
States. As of December 31, 2016, ARA operated 214 dialysis clinic
locations in 25 states and the District of Columbia serving
approximately 14,500 patients with end stage renal disease. ARA
operates exclusively through a physician partnership model, in
which it partners with approximately 380 local nephrologists to
develop, own and operate dialysis clinics. ARA’s Core Values
emphasize taking good care of patients, providing physicians with
clinical autonomy and operational support, hiring and retaining the
best possible staff and providing best practices management
services. For more information about American Renal Associates,
visit www.americanrenal.com.
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