Mr. Boone was appointed to the American CareSource Board of Directors in March 2009. He has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company since 2007. Mr. Boone joined American CareSource as Chief Financial Officer in June 2005 and was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in December of 2005. From 2001 to 2005, he was Senior Vice President of Finance for Belo Corporation, a NYSE-listed media company. From 2000 to 2001, he was Vice President of Corporate Development for Safeway Corporation. In addition, Mr. Boone has served in executive positions with Intira Corporation, PepsiCo, Kraft General Foods and CIGNA HealthPlan, and has served as a consultant for the Boston Consulting Group. Mr. Boone received a B.S. in Accountancy from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. Mr. Boone received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Regional Award in Healthcare in 2009. Mr. Boone also serves on the Board of Directors of the North Texas Kidney Foundation.
Steven J. Armond
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Armond joined ACS in October 2007. As Chief Financial Officer, he has responsibility for the development and execution of financial strategy, business planning and analysis, accounting and administrative functions, as well as full P&L and cash flow oversight. Prior to joining ACS, from 2003 to 2007, Mr. Armond served as Chief Financial Officer of Data Return, LLC, a company providing enterprise-class strategic IT operations services. While there, Mr. Armond was instrumental in helping to lead the company through five consecutive years of growth and profitability, culminating in a successful strategic sale of the business in May 2007.
Prior to joining Data Return, Mr. Armond served as a founding executive of divine, Inc's hosting division. In this capacity, Mr. Armond financially led the growth of the division from technology startup to a $65 million profitable leader in the managed services industry. During his tenure, he led the acquisition and integration activities of three acquired entities and was responsible for the management of the division's financial, strategic vendor and key alliance relationships.
Before that, Mr. Armond was a corporate executive with The Quaker Oats Company. During his tenure at Quaker Oats, he led strategic planning initiatives for the high growth segments of the business as well as cost improvement processes and various system implementations. Among his responsibilities was the financial management of a $1 billion annual budget for the Gatorade brand, as well as financial leadership on strategic sales and marketing initiatives with Quaker's largest accounts.
Mr. Armond is a CPA. He earned his MBA in finance and economics from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, and his bachelor's degree in accounting from Purdue University . He is an active member of various accounting and financial institutions.
James T. Robinson
Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Mr. Robinson joined ACS in November 2008 where he is responsible for directing all sales and marketing activities for the Company's growing national network of ancillary care providers. Previously, Mr. Robinson served as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing and Chief Marketing Officer of VistaCare, Inc., where he helped lead the turnaround and eventual sale of the $230 million nationwide hospice/healthcare services company based in Scottsdale, AZ. Prior to joining VistaCare, Mr. Robinson was President and Chief Executive Officer of HealthBanks, Inc., an innovative, private-equity backed e-Health Network Company that connects specialty physicians to their patients. Before HealthBanks, Mr. Robinson was co-founder of Avicenna Systems Corporation, a venture capital backed e-Health Physician Practice Solutions Company that was acquired by WebMD. Mr. Robinson earned a Bachelor of Arts from Connecticut College and holds an MBA from Harvard University.
Cornelia Outten
Vice President Provider Development
Ms. Outten joined ACS in February 2008. Prior to that, Ms. Outten served as Senior Vice President, Provider Networks for Interplan Health Group, a national healthcare management company. From 2002 to 2004, she was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of JBC Healthcare Partners, LLC, a regional PPO retiree medical program located in San Diego, CA.
Ms. Outten spent the previous five years with CCN Managed Care, Inc. (now First Health Network), one of the nation's largest PPO networks, most recently as Vice President East Networks. Ms. Outten's experience also includes positions as Vice President, Managed Care Services at HCA Southeast Division in Charleston, South Carolina, as well as Director, Managed Care and HealthFirst at Greenville Hospital Systems, located in Greenville, South Carolina.
Ms. Outten earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology and economics at Salem College, and a Masters in Health Administration, with a concentration on fiscal management, from Tulane University.
Rost A. Ginevich
Chief Information Officer
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.
Elizabeth A. Smith
Vice President Operations
Ms. Smith was appointed as Vice President of Operations after joining American CareSource as Director of Operations in 2004. Previously, Ms. Smith served as a Quality Manager for Tenet Healthcare Corporation where she was responsible for auditing, training, and financial reporting for over 30 home health agencies nationwide. Prior to joining Tenet, Ms. Smith was the Business Services Manager for Visiting Nurse Association of Texas, a non-profit organization that provides a multitude of home health, hospice, long-term care services, as well as Meals on Wheels. Ms. Smith has over 20 years of experience in the reimbursement of ancillary healthcare providers.