Viemed Healthcare, Inc. (the “Company” or “Viemed”) (NASDAQ:VMD and
TSX:VMD.TO), a national leader in respiratory care and
technology-enabled home medical equipment services, announced the
additions of Michael Freeman as Chief Business Development Officer
and Jeremy Trahan as Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice
President of Acquisitions and Strategic Transactions. Prior to
joining the team at Viemed, Freeman and Trahan were executives at
LHC Group, Inc (“LHC”)(NASDAQ:LHCG), where together they directed
and were integrally involved in over 100 transactions valued at
approximately $1.9 billion, collectively.
“We are thrilled to expand our team of extremely
talented executives by welcoming Michael and Jeremy,” said Casey
Hoyt, Viemed Chief Executive Officer. “Together, they have a proven
track record of success and their leadership and experience will
support a strong acquisition infrastructure within our
organization. I am confident that they will play a critical role in
the next major chapter of our organizational growth.”
Previously, Michael Freeman served as Senior
Vice President of Corporate Development for LHC. During his nearly
20 years with the organization, he was responsible for new
partnership and acquisition activities, including the
identification and qualification of partnership and acquisition
targets, management of all due diligence processes, integration
planning, and negotiation of definitive agreements. He has been
involved with more than 150 acquisition and partnership
transactions.
Jeremy Trahan served as Vice President of Legal
Affairs, Transaction Counsel during his 8 years with LHC. While
there, he led the legal department in acquisitions, hospital joint
ventures, contracts, and finance matters. Prior to his role at LHC,
Trahan spent 18 years with a national law firm where he became a
partner and served as a member of the Corporate Transactions &
Securities practice group, focusing on public company mergers and
acquisitions and private equity transactions.
Freeman and Trahan will oversee the acquisition
and joint-venture strategies of Viemed. Their responsibilities
include sourcing, evaluating, and executing corporate transactions,
including integration of acquired entities.
ABOUT VIEMED HEALTHCARE, INC.
Viemed is a provider of in-home medical
equipment and post-acute respiratory healthcare services in the
United States. Viemed’s service offerings are focused on effective
in-home treatment with clinical practitioners providing therapy and
counseling to patients in their homes using cutting edge
technology. Visit our website at www.viemed.com.
For further information, please contact:
Glen AkselrodBristol
Capital905-326-1888glen@bristolir.com
Todd ZehnderChief Operating OfficerViemed
Healthcare, Inc.337-504-3802investorinfo@viemed.com
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These factors include, without limitation: the general business,
market and economic conditions in the regions in which the Company
operates; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the actions taken
by governmental authorities, individuals and companies in response
to the pandemic on our business, financial condition and results of
operations, including on the Company's patient base, revenues,
employees, and equipment and supplies; significant capital
requirements and operating risks that the Company may be subject
to; the ability of the Company to implement business strategies and
pursue business opportunities; volatility in the market price of
the Company's common shares; the Company’s novel business model;
the risk that the clinical application of treatments that
demonstrate positive results in a study may not be positively
replicated or that such test results may not be predictive of
actual treatment results or may not result in the adoption of such
treatments by providers; the state of the capital markets; the
availability of funds and resources to pursue operations;
reductions in reimbursement rates and audits of reimbursement
claims by various governmental and private payor entities;
dependence on few payors; possible new drug discoveries; dependence
on key suppliers and the recall of certain Royal Philips BiPAP and
CPAP devices and ventilators that we distribute and sell; granting
of permits and licenses in a highly regulated business;
competition; low profit market segments; disruptions in or attacks
(including cyber-attacks) on the Company's information technology,
internet, network access or other voice or data communications
systems or services; the evolution of various types of fraud or
other criminal behavior to which the Company is exposed; the
failure of third parties to comply with their obligations;
difficulty integrating newly acquired businesses; the impact of new
and changes to, or application of, current laws and regulations;
the overall difficult litigation and regulatory environment;
increased competition; changes in foreign currency rates; increased
funding costs and market volatility due to market illiquidity and
competition for funding; critical accounting estimates and changes
to accounting standards, policies, and methods used by the Company;
the Company’s status as an emerging growth company and a smaller
reporting company; and the occurrence of natural and unnatural
catastrophic events or health epidemics or concerns, such as the
COVID-19 pandemic, and claims resulting from such events or
concerns; as well as those risk factors discussed or referred to in
the Company’s disclosure documents filed with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) available on the SEC’s website
at www.sec.gov, including the Company’s most recent Annual Report
on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and with the
securities regulatory authorities in certain provinces of Canada
available at www.sedar.com. Should any factor affect the Company in
an unexpected manner, or should assumptions underlying the
forward-looking statements prove incorrect, the actual results or
events may differ materially from the results or events predicted.
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