Mr. George became a director of American Care Source Holdings in January 2004. Mr. George serves as Chairman of the Company's Audit Committee and is a member of the Compensation Committee. He also served on the board of directors and audit committee of Access Plans USA, Inc., a public company. His tenure began in June of 2003. Access Plans sold in March 2009. Mr. George served two terms as a State Representative in the Texas House of Representatives. Mr. George has been self-employed, managing his own investment activities, since 2001. From 1996 to 2001, he was General Partner of Riverside Acquisitions L.L.C. and was active in commercial real estate, financial and land transactions. From 1994 to 1995, Mr. George was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ameristat, Inc., a private ambulance provider in the State of Texas. From 1988 to 1994, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EPIC Healthcare Group, an owner of 36 suburban/rural acute care hospitals with 15,000 employees and $1.4 billion in revenues. Mr. George has a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Washington and Lee University.
Mr. William J. Simpson, Jr. of Dallas, Texas, was appointed to the Board of Directors in October, 2010. Mr. Simpson has more than 30 years of executive experience in the healthcare industry, is now one of nine members of the Company's Board of Directors. Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Intrepid USA Healthcare one of the nation's largest home healthcare company Mr. Simpson is an experienced contributor, holding board seats for a number of healthcare companies in the past. He served as a one of the board directors for Intrepid USA Healthcare, Chairman of the Board for Genezen Healthcare, and a board member for ALTHA. Prior to his tenure at Intrepid USA Healthcare, Mr. Simpson held the office of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at LifeCare Management the third largest long-term acute care hospital company in the United States. Mr. Simpson's executive leadership experience includes Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Specialty Healthcare Services, Executive Vice President of Operations at Intensiva Healthcare Corporation, President and Chief Operating Officer at Ameristat Mobile Medical Services, President of Epic Healthcare Services, and Vice President of American Medical International.
Matthew D. Thompson joined ACS as Controller and Principal Accounting Officer in April 2008. Mr. Thompson spent almost ten years with publicly-held Tyler Technologies, Inc., a Dallas-based leading provider of integrated, end-to-end information management solutions and services to local governments. While at Tyler, Mr. Thompson held several key positions, including Division Controller of Tyler's Courts & Justice and Appraisal & Tax Divisions and Assistant Corporate Controller. Before joining Tyler, Mr. Thompson spent five years with Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Thompson earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from Baylor University and is a Certified Publlic Accountant in the state of Texas. He is a member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Mr. Ginevich joined the Company in March 2008 in the newly created position of Chief Information Officer and will be primarily responsible for development and execution of the Company's information technology strategy. Mr. Ginevich has over 20 years of information technology experience. Before joining the Company, Mr. Ginevich served as a Director at West Monroe Partners, a full-service business and technology consulting firm, from 2007 to 2008. From 2006 to 2007, Mr. Ginevich was Chief Information Officer for Kitty Hawk, an AMEX-listed cargo transportation company. From 2002 to 2006, he was with IBM Business Consulting Services where he managed business development and execution of large consulting engagements for clients in various industries. Mr. Ginevich earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science and a Masters in Business Administration from Oklahoma State University. He has written extensively on topics related to information technology.