DENVER, Oct. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita HealthCare
Partners Inc. (NYSE: DVA), the leading independent medical group in
America and leading provider of kidney care services, announced
today that Barbara J. Desoer has
been appointed to the company's Board of Directors.
Desoer is CEO of Citibank, N.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Citigroup Inc. that accounts for approximately 70 percent of the
firm's total assets. Prior to joining Citibank in October 2013 as chief operating officer, she
spent 35 years at Bank of America, a diversified global financial
services company, in various roles, most recently as president,
Bank of America Home Loans.
Desoer earned a master's degree in business administration from
the University of California, Berkeley,
and a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. In addition to
serving on the board of directors for Citibank, her professional
and civic affiliations include memberships on the Advisory Council
of the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, and the
Business Advisory Council of the Belk College of Business
Administration at the University of North
Carolina in Charlotte.
"We are excited about welcoming Barbara to our board. She is an
experienced business leader with extensive management experience
who brings to our board a deep understanding of regulated
businesses that will be invaluable," said Peter Grauer, lead independent director.
"I am delighted to be joining the board of DaVita HealthCare
Partners, a longtime leader and innovator in the rapidly evolving
health care landscape," Desoer said. "I look forward to drawing
upon my broad range of experience at leading companies to
contribute to DaVita's future direction and growth."
About DaVita HealthCare Partners
DaVita HealthCare
Partners Inc., a Fortune 500® company, is the parent company of
DaVita Kidney Care and HealthCare
Partners. HealthCare Partners manages and operates medical groups
and affiliated physician networks in Arizona, California, Nevada, New
Mexico, Florida and
Colorado in its pursuit to deliver
excellent-quality health care in a dignified and compassionate
manner. As of June 30, 2015,
HealthCare Partners provided integrated care management for
approximately 826,000 patients. DaVita
Kidney Care is a leading provider of kidney care in
the United States, delivering
dialysis services to patients with chronic kidney failure and end
stage renal disease. As of June 30,
2015, DaVita Kidney Care
operated or provided administrative services at 2,210 outpatient
dialysis centers located in the United
States serving approximately 176,000 patients. The company
also operated 96 outpatient dialysis centers located in 10
countries outside the United
States. For more information, please visit
DaVitaHealthCarePartners.com.
Contact: Jim Gustafson
DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.
(310) 536-2585
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