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WATERBURY
HOSPITAL FORMS CEO SEARCH COMMITTEE, ENGAGES EXECUTIVE
SEARCH FIRM
Board Chair intends to announce successor to John Tobin
this fall.
WATERBURY
–
Fred Luedke, Chairman of the Greater Waterbury Health
Network Board, today announced that the Health Network
Board voted last week to form a CEO Search Committee
that will include Luedke, as well as Board members Joel
Becker, John Michaels, Carl Contadini, David Pizzuto,
M.D., and Chief-of-Staff-Elect, Carl Sherter, MD.
David Griffin, Chairman of the Waterbury Hospital Board
of Trustees, will chair the Search Committee. He noted
that the Network Board authorized him to execute an
engagement letter with Phillips DiPisa, a
national health care executive search firm located in
Boston, to act as CEO search consultants.
“We have officially engaged Phillips DiPisa to
begin the process of seeking candidates to fill the CEO
vacancy left by John Tobin’s impending retirement,” said
Griffin. “We will be working directly with Ralph DiPisa,
a principal in the firm. We have every confidence in
their ability to conduct a comprehensive, national
search to identify highly qualified individuals to fill
this role.” He said the Search Committee hopes to
announce a CEO selection by this fall.
Griffin indicated that he and the other members of the
committee are currently engaged in taking the necessary
steps to identify and appoint appropriate individuals to
serve on the search committee. “There will be additions
to the committee in the next couple of weeks as we
identify persons who might serve, and determine whether
they are available and willing to make the commitment to
this process,” said Griffin. “We intend to conduct a
comprehensive and inclusive process that seeks
meaningful input from a variety of constituencies of the
hospital and the Greater Waterbury community.” He
concluded, “We are tentatively scheduled to have our
first full committee meeting in early June, so rounding
out the balance of the committee members will happen
quickly.”
Waterbury Hospital President and Chief Executive Officer
John Tobin announced his plans to retire on December 31,
2010. Tobin has been employed by the hospital since 1975
in various administrative positions including COO,
before being named CEO in 1986. Tobin made the Board
Chairs of both the Network and the Hospital aware of his
plans earlier this spring.
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