BEDMINSTER, N.J. & ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zelis Healthcare, a leading healthcare information technology company, is pleased to announce two appointments that strengthen the operations and strategic growth of the Company. Joining Zelis Healthcare are Charles O. Garner, CFA, as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, and Matthew D. Hintz as Chief Human Resources Officer.
Mr. Garner is a proven senior executive financial and operational leader with more than 20 years of experience in leading high growth public and privately-held healthcare, technology and service businesses.
Prior to joining, Mr. Garner served as Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer for MedAssets, Inc., an $800 million healthcare performance improvement company. In that role he led the company's growth strategy, operational improvement strategy and organizational alignment, leading to the $3B sale of the company. He also served as MedAssets’ Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Development.
Prior to MedAssets, Mr. Garner was responsible for strategic planning and corporate development for Coca-Cola Enterprises. Earlier in his career, Mr. Garner was a management consultant with Bain & Company, where he advised technology and service sector clients. Mr. Garner began his career in software design and business development at American Management Systems where he served healthcare and government clients.
Matthew Hintz is a proven senior executive human resources leader with more than 20 years of experience in leading high growth public and privately-held healthcare, technology and service businesses.
Before joining Zelis, Mr. Hintz was the Chief Human Resources Officer for ComplexCare Solutions, a Warburg Pincus portfolio company. At ComplexCare, Mr. Hintz drove organizational structure and business strategy changes which helped generate 35% growth. As a Principal Consultant for HR Venture Solutions, Mr. Hintz delivered strategic advisory services to senior executive leadership teams at early to mid-stage biotech, healthcare, and pharmaceutical firms. Mr. Hintz served as Vice President of Human Resources for Cigna Corporation, where he led staffing, leadership development, training and compensation for more than 4,500 employees and 1,500 consultants and offshore resources. Mr. Hintz helped lead the restructuring and development of Cigna’s Information Technology organization to drive Cigna’s accelerated growth.
“We are pleased to welcome Chuck and Matt to our Zelis Healthcare senior executive leadership team,” said Doug Klinger, CEO of Zelis Healthcare. “Chuck’s deep healthcare experience and proven leadership in driving growth of high performance healthcare and technology companies is central to our continued growth. Our people and our proprietary technology are among our most important assets, and Matt is central to ensuring that our deeply-experienced, long-tenured clinical, operational, sales and support teams remain a key strategic competitive advantage for Zelis Healthcare.”
“I am very excited to be joining the Zelis team,” said Mr. Garner. “I look forward to bringing my energy and expertise to the team and to supporting our efforts to achieve our growth objectives, produce shareholder value and ensure client satisfaction.”
“Zelis Healthcare is entering an exciting and transformative phase,” said Mr. Hintz. “I am excited to help shape our path to growth and continue to build the talent of our outstanding team.”
About Zelis Healthcare
Zelis Healthcare (www.zelis.com) is the brand name for Premier Healthcare Exchange, Stratose, Pay-Plus® Solutions and GlobalCare, which merged in 2016 forming a healthcare information technology company and market-leading provider of end-to-end healthcare claims cost management and payments solutions including network management, claims integrity and electronic payments serving more than 500 healthcare payor clients, more than 200,000 healthcare providers and millions of healthcare consumers in the medical, dental and workers' compensation markets nationwide.
