ATLANTA, GA | April 15, 2020 (PRSC / GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Providence Service Corporation (“Providence” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: PRSC) today announced that its subsidiary, LogistiCare Solutions, LLC (“LogistiCare”), has appointed Kenneth (“Kenny”) W. Wilson as the Chief Operating Officer of LogistiCare, effective May 4, 2020. Mr. Wilson will replace LogistiCare’s Acting Chief Operating Officer, Albert Cortina, who will continue to support the organization in a consultative role.
Mr. Wilson brings to LogistiCare more than three decades of executive leadership experience in the healthcare industry, encompassing a range of senior operational, managerial, and commercial roles. Key positions held by Mr. Wilson include, most recently: Chief Commercial Officer, Healthcare at Sodexo; President and Chief Operating Officer at Hanger, SPS; leadership roles of increasing responsibility at Cardinal Health, concluding with Senior Vice President and General Manager, Ambulatory Care; Head of National Account and Health Systems at Allegiance Healthcare Corporation (acquired by Cardinal Health); and various prominent sales leadership positions at Baxter Healthcare.
“We continue to advance our strategy of attracting high-caliber leaders to the team with the appointment of Kenny Wilson as LogistiCare’s new COO. Given Kenny’s track record building high performing teams, reviving operations, and unifying commercial sales and operational functions, I am confident that he will help us drive transformational growth at LogistiCare,” said Daniel E. Greenleaf, President and Chief Executive Officer of Providence and LogistiCare. “In addition to welcoming Kenny, I’d like to thank Albert Cortina for his 27 years of service, which have contributed significantly to the success of LogistiCare.”
Mr. Wilson commented, “It’s incredibly exciting to be joining the clear leader in the non-emergency medical transportation industry. I look forward to helping the team enhance LogistiCare’s operations and accelerate growth.”