AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. Elects Teri G. Fontenot as New Director and Member of Audit Committee
September 17, 2019 at 03:35 pm IST
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On September 16, 2019, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (the “Company”) voted to increase the size of the Board from eight members to nine members, and to elect Teri G. Fontenot as a new director to fill the vacancy created by such increase, with such appointment effective that day. Ms. Fontenot will serve a term expiring at the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until she otherwise resigns, is removed, or becomes disqualified. The Board has determined that Ms. Fontenot qualifies as an independent director under New York Stock Exchange rules and the Company’s Director Independence Standards. Ms. Fontenot was also appointed as a member of the Board’s Audit Committee. The Board has also determined that Ms. Fontenot qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” under New York Stock Exchange rules. Ms. Fontenot is CEO Emeritus of Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her leadership service included serving as President and CEO of Woman’s Hospital for more than 23 years. After serving as chief financial officer at three health systems, Ms. Fontenot, a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE), joined Woman’s Hospital in 1992 as CFO and became CEO in 1996. Under her leadership, Woman’s Hospital became the larger birthing hospital and neonatal intensive care unit in Louisiana. For 12 years, Ms. Fontenot served on the board of directors of the Sixth District Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, including as the Audit Committee chair for two years. She was also previously a board member of the New Orleans Federal Reserve branch. She currently serves as an independent director and member of the Audit Committee of each of Amerisafe, Inc. and LHC Group, Inc.
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. is a provider of total talent solutions for healthcare organizations across the United States. The Company provides access to a comprehensive network of quality healthcare professionals through its recruitment strategies and breadth of career opportunities. The Companyâs nurse and allied solutions segment include the Companyâs travel nurse staffing (including international nurse staffing and rapid response nurse staffing), labor disruption staffing, local staffing, international nurse and allied permanent placement, and allied staffing (including revenue cycle solutions) businesses. The physician and leadership solutions segment includes the Companyâs locum tenens staffing, healthcare interim leadership staffing, executive search, and physician permanent placement businesses. The technology and workforce solutions segment includes the Companyâs language services, vendor management systems (VMS), workforce optimization, and outsourced solutions businesses.