Becker's Hospital Review

Save the date! CEO Roundtable + CFO/CIO Roundtable — November 18-19, 2015 — Chicago. Please call 800-417-2035 to register. 35 Scott Posecai. Executive Vice President and CFO of Ochsner Health System (New Orleans). Mr. Posecai joined the Ochsner Clinic in 1987 and became its CFO in 1995, a position he held until Ochsner Clinic and Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation merged in 2001. When the merger was completed, he became CFO of the foundation and was named CFO of Ochsner Health Sys- tem in 2006. He is a certified public accountant and a member of the Ameri- can Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Louisiana Society of Certified Public Accountants. Connie Prewitt. CFO of Billings (Mont.) Clinic. Ms. Prewitt has about two decades worth of experience in financial management for hospitals and mul- tispecialty physician groups. In her current role, she oversees all aspects of finances for Billings Clinic, including a physician group practice, a hospital and a skilled nursing and assisted living facility. Edward Prunchunas. Senior Vice President of Finance and CFO of Cedars- Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles). Mr. Prunchunas has held his current position as senior vice president and CFO of Cedars-Sinai since 1998. He was first with Cedars-Sinai as an associate director of finance and director of finance from 1981 to 1983, and then joined the organization again 10 years later as vice president of finance in 1993. He is a fellow of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and has held regional and national posi- tions with HFMA. Ann Pumpian. Senior Vice President of Finance and CFO of Sharp Health- Care (San Diego). Ms. Pumpian has been with Sharp HealthCare since 1984 and became senior vice president and CFO of the system in 1993. In her current role, Ms. Pumpian oversees accounting, payroll, accounts payable, patient financial services and strategic financial planning, among other de- partments. A certified public accountant, Ms. Pumpian has an MBA from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Michael Reney. CFO of Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston). Mr. Reney started his career at Brigham and Women's in 1990 as an accounting supervisor. When Partners HealthCare formed, Mr. Reney climbed the lad- der, becoming a senior manager and director of the system before returning to Brigham and Women's in 2000. He took on his current role at the hospital in May 2008, overseeing the finances of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital. Mr. Reney earned an MBA from UMass-Boston. Harry Reese Jr. CFO of Ochsner Medical Center (New Orleans). Mr. Reese has been vice president of finance and CFO of Ochsner Medical Center since January 2010. In this role, he provides financial, strategic and op- erational leadership for the 542-bed tertiary and quaternary care teaching hospital. Previously, he was president and COO of a regional home health company in Florida. Mr. Reese earned an MBA from the University of Cen- tral Florida. Charles Ribbe. CFO of Cancer Treatment Centers of America (Arlington Heights, Ill.). Mr. Ribbe is the CFO of Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Western Regional Medical Center in Phoenix. He has more than 20 years of experience as CFO or controller in hospital and physician practice opera- tions. A certified public accountant, Mr. Ribbe is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and has served on the board as treasurer. He has also served on the boards of several local organizations like the United Food Bank and the Valley of the Sun YMCA. Mark Rich. CFO of Steward Health Care System (Boston). Mr. Rich has years of experience as a healthcare leader. Before becoming CFO of Steward, he was the system's executive vice president for corporate strategy, where he led acquisitions, which doubled the system's size in its first 18 months. He has also served as CFO of Caritas Christi Health Care in Boston, which Stew- ard acquired in 2010, where he oversaw a $50 million earnings turnaround, among other accomplishments. Craig Richmond. CFO of The MetroHealth System (Cleveland). Mr. Richmond became MetroHealth's CFO in January 2014 after serving as the system's vice president of revenue cycle and as associate CFO. He has more than 17 years of experience in healthcare in both finance and rev- enue cycle. Mr. Richmond is a certified public accountant and serves on the boards of the Ronald McDonald House and The Center for Arts In- spired Learning. Chuck Robb. Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration and CFO of Saint Luke's Health System (Kansas City, Mo.). Mr. Robb has been with Saint Luke's Health System since 1991 when he joined as CFO of its flagship hospital, Saint Luke's Hospital. In 1999, he took over as CFO of the entire system. Mr. Robb graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and is a certified public accountant. Kevin Roberts. Senior Vice President and CFO of BJC HealthCare (St. Lou- is). Mr. Roberts oversees finances for BJC HealthCare, which has $4 billion in net revenues and more than 26,000 employees. He joined the system in 2008 after serving as senior vice president and CFO of University Hospitals Health System in Cleveland. Mr. Roberts earned an MBA from Bradley University and is a member of the investment committee for Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Ill. Richard Rothberger. Corporate Executive Vice President and CFO of Scripps Health (San Diego). Mr. Rothberger joined Scripps Health in his current role in 2001 and has more than 30 years of experience. Since join- ing the system, he has led Scripps through a $120 million financial turn- around. He has a master's degree in industrial engineering/health systems from Northeastern University and is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and the Health Management Academy. William Rutherford. Executive Vice President and CFO of Hospital Corporation of America (Nashville, Tenn.). Mr. Rutherford became ex- ecutive vice president and CFO of HCA in January 2014. He was previ- ously the COO of HCA's Physician Services Group and has been with the system for more than 25 years. As CFO, Mr. Rutherford manages the

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