Kent Fannon has held senior positions in multiple industries, ranging in size from start-up ventures to large, corporate organizations.  His most recent experience includes 5 years as an Operating Partner in the private equity field, where he served as Chief Executive Officer for two healthcare portfolio companies and on the Board of a third firm. His search work has included C-level engagements in physician management, home health, healthcare staffing, and managed care.

Mr. Fannon’s corporate experience includes serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and previously Senior Vice President Corporate Development of EmCare, Inc., the nation's largest hospital and physician services company specializing in emergency medicine, with over $500 million in revenues.  In these roles, he was responsible for financial operations, billing and reimbursement, corporate and strategic planning, information systems, mergers and acquisitions, risk management and overall corporate administration.  He led the process of doubling the company’s size through acquisitions, including the purchase of Spectrum Emergency Care, Inc., a $170 million competitor, and directly managed the integration of the company’s operations into EmCare.  Previously, he was Operations and Planning Officer of EPIC Healthcare Group, Inc., a diversified healthcare company which owned and operated 34 hospitals in 10 states, as well as outpatient surgery and diagnostic centers, home health businesses, and other healthcare services.  EPIC, created as an employee-owned company in 1988, grew from $540 million to over $1 billion in revenues before being sold to HealthTrust, Inc. in 1994.

Mr. Fannon’s non-healthcare experience includes serving as Chief Financial Officer of a multi-city, multi-state wholesale and retail start-up venture, and as Senior Vice President Finance and Planning of a television and radio broadcasting and production company.  Kent began his career at American Airlines, Inc., where he held financial, business development, and management positions in the airline and its foodservice division.

Mr. Fannon holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing from the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago, and a BS in Accounting from the University of Rhode Island. He has served on the Alumni Board of Directors for the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, the Board of Directors for the North Texas Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the Board of Governors of The Sports Club in Las Colinas, and as a Board member and President of the Cottonwood Valley Home Owners Association. He and his wife Diane, an advertising executive, reside in Irving, Texas.

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