People: Kindred Healthcare Inc (KND.N)
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Edward Kuntz |
67 | 2009 | Chairman of the Board |
Benjamin Breier |
41 | 2012 | President, Chief Operating Officer |
Paul Diaz |
51 | 2012 | Chief Executive Officer, Director |
Richard Lechleiter |
54 | 2005 | Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President |
Patricia Henry |
59 | 2011 | President - Rehabcare |
Richard Chapman |
64 | 2005 | Chief Administrative and Information Officer, Executive Vice President |
William Altman |
53 | 2012 | Executive Vice President - Strategy, Policy and Integrated Care |
Lane Bowen |
62 | 2005 | Executive Vice President, President - Nursing Center Division |
Jeffrey Winter |
56 | 2010 | Executive Vice President, President - Hospital Division |
Joseph Landenwich |
48 | 2012 | Co-General Counsel, Corporate Secretary |
M. Suzanne Riedman |
61 | 2011 | Chief Diversity Officer, General Counsel |
Stephen Cunanan |
48 | 2013 | Chief People Officer |
Gregory Miller |
43 | 2011 | Chief Development Officer |
Thomas Cooper |
68 | 2009 | Lead Independent Director |
Joel Ackerman |
47 | 2008 | Independent Director |
Jonathan Blum |
54 | 2008 | Independent Director |
Christopher Hjelm |
51 | 2011 | Independent Director |
Isaac Kaufman |
66 | 2001 | Independent Director |
Fred Kleisner |
68 | 2009 | Independent Director |
John Short |
68 | 2011 | Independent Director |
Phyllis Yale |
55 | 2010 | Independent Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Edward Kuntz |
Mr. Edward L. Kuntz is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kindred Healthcare, Inc., since May 20, 2009. He served as the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company from January 2004 to May 2009 and as the Company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from January 1999 to December 31, 2003. He served as President of the Company from November 1998 until January 2002. He also served as Chief Operating Officer and a director of the Company from November 1998 to January 1999. Mr. Kuntz is a director of Rotech Healthcare, Inc. (OTCBB: ROHI), one of the providers of home medical equipment and related products and services in the United States, where he chairs the executive compensation and nominating and corporate governance committees and serves as a member of the audit committee. Mr. Kuntz served as a director of PharMerica Corporation (NYSE: PMC), a institutional pharmacy services company serving healthcare facilities in the United States, from July 2007 to July 2008. Mr. Kuntz served as Chief Executive Officer of two publicly traded post-acute healthcare companies. |
Benjamin Breier |
Mr. Benjamin A. Breier is President, Chief Operating Officer of Kindred Healthcare, Inc. He has served as President since May 2012 and as Chief Operating Officer since August 2010. He served as Executive Vice President and President, Hospital Division from March 2008 until August 2010, and as President, Rehabilitation Division from August 2005 to March 2008. |
Paul Diaz |
Mr. Paul J. Diaz is Chief Executive Officer, Director of Kindred Healthcare, Inc. He has served as a director of the Company since May 2002 and as Chief Executive Officer of the Company since January 1, 2004. He served as President of the Company from January 2002 to May 2012 and as Chief Operating Officer of the Company from January 2002 to December 31, 2003. Mr. Diaz is a director of Davita Health Care Partners, Inc. (NYSE: DVA), a provider of kidney care and other healthcare services in the United States and abroad, where he chairs the public policy committee and serves on the nominating and governance committee. Mr. Diaz served as a director of PharMerica Corporation (NYSE: PMC), a institutional pharmacy services company serving healthcare facilities in the United States, from July 2007 to July 2008. Mr. Diaz has served in various executive capacities with other long-term healthcare providers in operational, financial and legal positions. |
Richard Lechleiter |
Mr. Richard A. Lechleiter, CPA, has resigned as Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Kindred Healthcare, Inc., effective January 15, 2014. He served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from February 2002 to February 2005. |
Patricia Henry |
Ms. Patricia M. Henry is President - Rehabcare of Kindred Healthcare, Inc., since December 19, 2011. Ms. Henry, a speech pathologist, has been Executive Vice President, Skilled Rehabilitation Services Operations, RehabCare since June 1, 2011 when Kindred acquired RehabCare Group, Inc. (formerly NYSE:RHB)("RHB"). Prior to the acquisition, Ms. Henry was the Executive Vice President, Operations of RHB from October 2006 to June 2011. |
Richard Chapman |
Mr. Richard E. Chapman is Chief Administrative and Information Officer, Executive Vice President of Kindred Healthcare, Inc., since February 2005. He served as Chief Administrative and Information Officer and Senior Vice President from January 2001 to February 2005. |
William Altman |
Mr. William M. Altman is Executive Vice President - Strategy, Policy and Integrated Care of Kindred Healthcare, Inc., since May 2012. He served as Senior Vice President, Strategy and Public Policy from January 2008 to May 2012 and as Senior Vice President, Compliance and Government Programs from April 2002 to December 2007. |
Lane Bowen |
Mr. Lane M. Bowen is Executive Vice President, President - Nursing Center Division of Kindred Healthcare, Inc. He has served as Company's Executive Vice President since February 2005 and as President, Nursing Center Division since October 2002. |
Jeffrey Winter |
Mr. Jeffrey P. Winter is Executive Vice President, President - Hospital Division of Kindred Healthcare, Inc., since November 1, 2010. Prior to joining the Company, he served as Chief Administrative Officer of Providence Health and Services, California Region. Prior to joining Providence in 2009, Mr. Winter was with Catholic Healthcare West for ten years, most recently as President of Group Operations. |
Joseph Landenwich |
Mr. Joseph L. Landenwich is Co-General Counsel, Corporate Secretary of Kindred Healthcare, Inc., since May 2012. He is an attorney and certified public accountant. He served as Company's Senior Vice President of Corporate Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary from December 2003 to May 2012. Mr. Landenwich served as Vice President of Corporate Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary from November 1999 to December 2003. |
M. Suzanne Riedman |
Ms. M. Suzanne Riedman is Chief Diversity Officer, General Counsel of Kindred Healthcare, Inc. Ms. Riedman, an attorney, has served as Company's General Counsel since August 1999 and as Company's Chief Diversity Officer since December 2010. She also held the title of Senior Vice President from August 1999 to February 2011. |
Stephen Cunanan |
Mr. Stephen R. Cunanan has been appointed as Chief People Officer of Kindred Healthcare, Inc., effective June 3, 2013. Prior to joining Kindred, Mr. Cunanan was Chief Human Resources Officer for Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc., a Fortune 500 pharmacy benefit management and specialty pharmacy organization in Rockville, Maryland. Mr. Cunanan has more than 20 years of human resources experience, including 13 years with Johnson & Johnson. He also spent nine years with Owens Corning. During his career, he has developed and implemented human resource strategies, redesigned executive and employee compensation programs, ensured compensation programs were in compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission regulations and shareholder requirements, and led human relations transition efforts for acquisitions. |
Gregory Miller |
Mr. Gregory C. Miller is Chief Development Officer of Kindred Healthcare, Inc., since February 16, 2011. He served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Financial Planning from January 2005 to February 2011. He served as Vice President, Corporate Development and Financial Planning from January 2004 to January 2005. |
Thomas Cooper |
Dr. Thomas P. Cooper, M.D., is Lead Independent Director of Kindred Healthcare, Inc. He has served as a director of the Company since May 2003. Dr. Cooper is the founder and Vice Chairman of Vericare Management, Inc. (“Vericare”), a provider of mental health services to patients in long-term care facilities. Dr. Cooper has served as Vice Chairman of Vericare since January 2012 and as Chairman from 1991 to January 2012. Dr. Cooper is a director of Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. NYSE: HGR), a provider of orthotic and prosthetic patient care services, where he serves as the lead independent director and chairs the corporate governance and nominating committee, as well as a member of the executive compensation committee. Dr. Cooper is also a director of IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPCM), a provider of hospitalist services in the United States, where he chairs the quality committee and serves on the executive compensation committee. Dr. Cooper has substantial experience in healthcare from his roles as a practicing physician as well as an entrepreneur in several healthcare ventures. He held senior management positions in companies that provide mental health services, nurse triage services and physician services. |
Joel Ackerman |
Mr. Joel Ackerman is Independent Director of Kindred Healthcare, Inc., since December 17, 2008. Mr. Ackerman has served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of Champions Oncology, Inc. (OTC: CSBR), a company engaged in the development of advanced technology solutions and services to personalize the development and use of oncology drugs, since October 2010. Previously, Mr. Ackerman was a Senior Portfolio Fellow with the Acumen Fund, a non-profit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of poverty, from November 2009 to July 2010, and Managing Director and head of the Health Services Group at Warburg Pincus LLC (“Warburg Pincus”), a global private equity firm, from January 1998 to September 2008. Mr. Ackerman is a director of Coventry Health Care, Inc. (NYSE: CVH), a national managed healthcare company, where he chairs the nominating and corporate governance committee. In his role with Warburg Pincus, Mr. Ackerman gained experience with strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions and capital markets in the healthcare services sector. While at Warburg Pincus, he served as an advisor to senior executives of more than 15 healthcare services companies and reviewed over 500 healthcare services opportunities. |
Jonathan Blum |
Mr. Jonathan D. Blum is Independent Director of Kindred Healthcare, Inc., since December 17, 2008. Mr. Blum has served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Public Affairs Officer for Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM), the world’s restaurant company in terms of system restaurants and ranked number 214 in the Fortune 500, since 1997. Mr. Blum has also served as Chief Global Nutrition Officer for Yum! Brands, Inc. since March 2012. Mr. Blum has experience in government and public affairs, corporate brand development and management and corporate communications. |
Christopher Hjelm |
Mr. Christopher T. Hjelm is Independent Director of Kindred Healthcare Inc., since June 1, 2011. He has served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of The Kroger Co., which operates approximately 2,500 grocery retail stores in 31 states along with a number of convenience stores, jewelry stores and manufacturing plants, since August 2005. In addition to his role as Chief Information Officer, Mr. Hjelm is responsible for several business units, including convenience, jewelry and fuel. Mr. Hjelm served as a director of RehabCare Group, Inc. (formerly NYSE: RHB) (“RehabCare”) from July 2007 until June 2011. |
Isaac Kaufman |
Mr. Isaac Kaufman, CPA, is Independent Director of Kindred Healthcare, Inc., since April 2001. Since September 1998, Mr. Kaufman has served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Advanced Medical Management Inc., a manager of medical practices and an outpatient surgical center. Mr. Kaufman is a director of TransWorld Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ: TWMC), a specialty retailer of entertainment software, including music, video and video games and related products, where he chairs the audit committee and serves on the compensation committee and the nominating and governance committee. Mr. Kaufman is also a director of Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. (NYSE: HGR), a provider of orthotic and prosthetic patient care services, where he chairs the audit committee and serves on the corporate governance and nominating committee. Mr. Kaufman has served in senior financial roles with healthcare companies and is a certified public accountant. |
Fred Kleisner |
Mr. Fred J. Kleisner is Independent Director of Kindred Healthcare, Inc., since March 20, 2009. Mr. Kleisner served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Morgans Hotel Group Co. (NASDAQ: MHGC), a hospitality company that owns, operates, acquires, develops and redevelops boutique hotels in the United States and Europe, from September 2007 to March 2011 and as a director from February 2006 to March 2011. From October 2007 to March 2011, Mr. Kleisner served as President and a director of Hard Rock Hotel Holdings, LLC, a destination casino and resort company. Since August 2011, Mr. Kleisner has served as a director and member of the audit and compensation committees of Apollo Residential Mortgage, Inc. (NYSE: AMTG), a residential real estate finance company that is focused primarily on investing in, financing, and managing mortgage-backed securities, residential mortgage loans, and other residential mortgage assets in the United States. Mr. Kleisner served as a Director and Trustee of Innkeepers USA Trust (previously Other-OTC: INKPP), a real estate investment trust, from April 2008 to August 2011, and as the President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rex Advisors, LLC, a hotel advisory firm, from January 2006 to September 2007. |
John Short |
Dr. John H. Short, Ph.D., is Independent Director of Kindred Healthcare, Inc., since June 1, 2011. Mr. Short has been Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vericare since March 2012. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of RehabCare (formerly NYSE: RHB) from May 2004 until June 1, 2011, and as a director from 1991 to June 1, 2011. Mr. Short serves as a principal of Short Consulting, LLC, a firm that provides business consulting services to a broad range of healthcare providers. |
Phyllis Yale |
Ms. Phyllis R. Yale is Independent Director of Kindred Healthcare, Inc., since January 1, 2010. Ms. Yale has been a senior advisor with Bain & Company Inc., a global management consulting firm, since July 2010. Ms. Yale was a partner with Bain & Company Inc. from 1987 to July 2010. Ms. Yale served as a director of NeighborCare, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ:NCRX), an institutional pharmacy provider to nursing centers between 2003 and 2005, and as a director of the now privately-held Pediatric Services of America, Inc., a comprehensive pediatric home healthcare services provider, from February 2006 to April 2007. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Edward Kuntz |
1,904,040 |
Benjamin Breier |
5,960,340 |
Paul Diaz |
4,632,380 |
Richard Lechleiter |
1,541,210 |
Patricia Henry |
-- |
Richard Chapman |
1,196,270 |
William Altman |
-- |
Lane Bowen |
1,456,120 |
Jeffrey Winter |
-- |
Joseph Landenwich |
-- |
M. Suzanne Riedman |
-- |
Stephen Cunanan |
-- |
Gregory Miller |
-- |
Thomas Cooper |
-- |
Joel Ackerman |
-- |
Jonathan Blum |
-- |
Christopher Hjelm |
-- |
Isaac Kaufman |
-- |
Fred Kleisner |
-- |
John Short |
-- |
Phyllis Yale |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2012
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Edward Kuntz |
216,480 | 4,158,753 |
Benjamin Breier |
0 | 0 |
Paul Diaz |
630,229 | 3,157,551 |
Richard Lechleiter |
154,842 | 872,576 |
Patricia Henry |
0 | 0 |
Richard Chapman |
157,555 | 1,280,196 |
William Altman |
0 | 0 |
Lane Bowen |
70,441 | 445,567 |
Jeffrey Winter |
0 | 0 |
Joseph Landenwich |
0 | 0 |
M. Suzanne Riedman |
0 | 0 |
Stephen Cunanan |
0 | 0 |
Gregory Miller |
0 | 0 |
Thomas Cooper |
0 | 0 |
Joel Ackerman |
0 | 0 |
Jonathan Blum |
0 | 0 |
Christopher Hjelm |
0 | 0 |
Isaac Kaufman |
0 | 0 |
Fred Kleisner |
0 | 0 |
John Short |
0 | 0 |
Phyllis Yale |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
MILLER GREGORY C |
10,000 | $15.00 |
YALE PHYLLIS R |
8,000 | $12.93 |
HENRY PATRICIA M |
820 | $13.53 |
HENRY PATRICIA M |
2,207 | $13.54 |
DIAZ PAUL J |
61,435 | $13.81 |
LECHLEITER RICHARD A |
1,000 | $0.00 |
DIAZ PAUL J |
67,629 | $13.96 |
LECHLEITER RICHARD A |
2,700 | $13.50 |
LECHLEITER RICHARD A |
200 | $13.53 |
LECHLEITER RICHARD A |
552 | $13.54 |
LECHLEITER RICHARD A |
468 | $13.50 |
LECHLEITER RICHARD A |
547 | $13.52 |
LECHLEITER RICHARD A |
533 | $13.51 |
BREIER BENJAMIN A |
2,700 | $14.08 |
LECHLEITER RICHARD A |
5,000 | $14.11 |
BREIER BENJAMIN A |
1,900 | $14.06 |
BREIER BENJAMIN A |
9,300 | $14.00 |
BREIER BENJAMIN A |
900 | $14.01 |
BREIER BENJAMIN A |
1,300 | $14.05 |
BREIER BENJAMIN A |
1,000 | $14.04 |
BREIER BENJAMIN A |
400 | $14.02 |
BREIER BENJAMIN A |
1,900 | $14.10 |
BREIER BENJAMIN A |
1,900 | $14.09 |
BREIER BENJAMIN A |
3,700 | $14.07 |
BREIER BENJAMIN A |
1,500 | $13.66 |

