WASHINGTON, Sept. 6,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Evolent Health, Inc. (NYSE:
EVH), announced today that New Century Health CEO Dan McCarthy has been named Evolent Health
President, effective September 15,
2022. Mr. McCarthy will continue to oversee the company's
value-based specialty operations and strategy and report directly
to Evolent Health CEO Seth Blackley.
Among Mr. McCarthy's immediate priorities will be completing the
seamless integration of recent acquisitions IPG and Vital Decisions
into Evolent's leading value-based specialty platform.
Mr. Blackley said, "For over eight years, Dan has played a
critical leadership role at Evolent, driving our growth strategy,
operations and clinical performance while building an extraordinary
team. I look forward to working closely with Dan in expanding our
value-based specialty platform and driving value for all our
stakeholders."
Mr. McCarthy has served as CEO of New Century Health since 2019,
and prior to that held multiple leadership roles within Evolent
since joining the Company in 2014. Mr. McCarthy came to Evolent
from McKinsey & Company, where he was a leader in the firm's
health care practice. More details on Mr. McCarthy can be found
here:
https://www.evolenthealth.com/about-us/leadership-team/6268/dan-mccarthy
The Company also announced today that former Chairman and CEO
Frank J. Williams, an Evolent
co-founder, has informed the Board of Directors he will not stand
for re-election at Evolent's next annual meeting of stockholders in
June 2023.
Mr. Williams stated, "I could not be prouder of the work we have
done at Evolent since our founding in 2011. It has been a privilege
to be part of this amazing team and the value that we have
created for our customers, patients, employees and shareholders.
Across the coming months, I will continue to partner with Board
Chair Cheryl Scott, Seth Blackley and the rest of the Evolent Board
of Directors to ensure a smooth hand-off through our next
shareholder meeting."
Mr. Blackley said, "Frank has been an outstanding leader for
Evolent and an essential partner to me these past several years. We
appreciate the smooth transition he has facilitated for Evolent's
next chapter."
Cheryl Scott said, "I want to
thank Frank for his tireless dedication and for his pride in
Evolent's work for more than a decade. The Board appreciates the
leadership Frank has provided as we embark on our next phase of
leadership and growth at Evolent."
About Evolent Health Evolent Health delivers proven
clinical and administrative solutions that improve whole-person
health while making health care simpler and more affordable. Our
solutions encompass total cost of care management, specialty care
management and administrative simplification. Evolent serves a
national base of leading payers and providers, is the first company
to receive the National Committee for Quality Assurance's
Population Health Program Accreditation and is consistently
recognized as a top place to work in health care nationally. Learn
more about how Evolent is changing the way health care is delivered
by visiting evolenthealth.com.
Contacts:
Seth R.
Frank
Vice President, Investor Relations
Evolent Health, Inc.
sfrank@evolenthealth.com
571-895-3919 (W)
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