Addus HomeCare Names Dirk Allison As New President And Chief Executive Officer; Steve Geringer Appointed Chairman Of The Board
Mr. Allison brings over 29 years of leadership experience with healthcare companies across multiple segments, including hospice, home health care, acute care, and dialysis. "We have known and worked with Dirk on the Addus board for the past several years and are very excited that he has agreed to become the Company's CEO," said Mr. Geringer. "His long and successful record of building and growing industry-leading organizations, with a focus on providing the highest level of patient care, will benefit our clients, customers, and employees. Dirk is extremely well-suited to continue building an organization that is already well positioned to capitalize on Addus' many opportunities."
"I am very excited to become CEO of Addus, a company that I have grown to know and respect since joining the board of directors six years ago," said Mr. Allison. "Addus is an industry‑leading company, with a highly respected management team and a long heritage of providing high quality services to our clients, on behalf of our customers. Addus is very well-positioned to continue providing high-quality services in the lowest-cost setting, the home, and to help reduce total system healthcare expenditures through the early identification of healthcare episodes. I look forward to working with our management team, employees and customers to take Addus to the next level."
Most recently, Mr. Allison was CEO of Correctional Healthcare Companies, a provider of medical services to correctional facilities. Previously, he was CEO of
"Speaking on behalf of all of Addus' stakeholders, we would like to express our deep thanks to
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About Addus
Addus is a comprehensive provider of home and community-based services that are primarily personal in nature, provided in the home and focused on the dual eligible population. Addus' services include personal care and assistance with activities of daily living, and adult day care. Addus' consumers are individuals who are at risk of hospitalization or institutionalization, such as the elderly, chronically ill and disabled. Addus' payor clients include federal, state and local governmental agencies, managed care organizations, commercial insurers and private individuals. For more information, please visit www.addus.com.
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Don Klink, Chief Financial Officer, Addus HomeCare, (630) 296-3400, investorrelations@addus.com; or Scott Brittain, Corporate Communications, Inc., (615) 324-7308, scott.brittain@cci-ir.com