Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) today announced that Gary K. Ruff has been named senior vice president and general counsel. Ruff, 48, who has been serving as Tenet’s interim general counsel since March, will be responsible for leading all of Tenet’s legal activities at the corporate, regional and hospital levels. He will report to Trevor Fetter, Tenet’s president and chief executive officer.
“Having been an integral part of our Law Department for more than 16 years, Gary has demonstrated extraordinary leadership and commitment to Tenet. His knowledge of hospital operations and his legal expertise are only part of what makes him such an ideal candidate for this position,” said Fetter. “Our hospital management teams like and respect him very much, and he has done an outstanding job of leading our Law Department since the departure earlier this year of our previous general counsel. I have full confidence in Gary’s ability to lead our legal activities and oversee the function.”
Prior to being named senior vice president and general counsel, Ruff served as vice president and assistant general counsel. He joined Tenet in 1992 as senior counsel of Tenet Physician Services and the company’s Gulf States Region. Before joining Tenet, Ruff was a tax manager for Deloitte & Touche where he specialized in corporate reorganizations and individual tax planning.
Ruff received his masters of law degree in taxation from Georgetown University and his juris doctorate from Pepperdine. He also holds a master’s degree in management from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Gonzaga University. He is a member of the American Bar Association and the California and Texas Bar Associations. His other affiliations include the American Health Lawyers Association.
Also today, Tenet announced that Audrey Andrews, vice president and chief compliance officer, and Clint Hailey, vice president and chief managed care officer, have been promoted to senior vice presidents of their respective functions.
Tenet Healthcare Corporation, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates acute care hospitals and related ancillary health care businesses, which include ambulatory surgery centers and diagnostic imaging centers. Tenet is committed to providing high quality care to patients in the communities we serve. Tenet can be found on the World Wide Web at www.tenethealth.com.
Some of the statements in this release may constitute forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on our current expectations and could be affected by numerous factors and are subject to various risks and uncertainties discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2007, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and periodic reports on Form 8-K. Do not rely on any forward-looking statement, as we cannot predict or control many of the factors that ultimately may affect our ability to achieve the results estimated. We make no promise to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of changes in underlying factors, new information, future events or otherwise.
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