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 OakBend Medical Center Announces New CEO
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RICHMOND, TEXAS
- January 17, 2008 - The Board of Directors at OakBend Medical Center
named Joe Freudenberger as the Chief Executive Officer for the
hospital. Freudenberger has been the Acting CEO since October 2007
having joined OakBend as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) earlier in
2007.
Jeff Council, President, Board of Directors said, “we conducted a thorough search and reached the decision that Joe  Freudenberger
was the kind of dynamic, people oriented leader that we were looking
for. It is not often that a board has an opportunity to ‘try out’ a
CEO. We had that opportunity and we were all impressed by the
outstanding job Joe has done in aligning the team together during the
transition from our former CEO. His leadership also provided
significant improvement in our financial results. This is an exciting
time for OakBend as we develop our second campus and enhance the
services of our existing campus. We recognized the need for a
visionary who could lead the expansion and growth plans of OakBend
Medical Center on time and on budget. Board members all agreed that Joe
has exhibited these qualities.”
Joe
Freudenberger has been facilitating organizational improvements in
healthcare settings for over 20 years. During the last 11 years he
held CFO and Chief Operating Officer positions at Cypress Fairbanks
Center and more recently at Memorial Health System of East Texas. Joe
has been married for 24 years to his wife, Laura who is a partner at
Briggs Veselka Co., CPA firm in Houston. They have three children,
ages 19, 17 and 15 years.
Joe
Freudenberger commented, “I am delighted to be given the opportunity to
lead a hospital such as OakBend, with its great team of staff, history
of community service, engaged physicians and a supportive Board of
Directors. We are excited to serve the healthcare needs of west Fort
Bend County.”
For further information contact: Tracey J. Shaw, VP Marketing & Development (281-238-7821)
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