Richard Willis was appointed Vice President of Managed Care in 2010. He formerly served as Regional Director of Managed Care in Texas. Prior to joining the company in 2008, he served as President of Central and West Texas Operations for Humana, Inc., and was previously COO and Vice president of Sales. Willis has more than 20 years of experience in the managed care industry.
Tim Hingtgen has served as Chief Executive Officer of Community Health Systems since January 1, 2021. Prior to that, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer from September 2016 through December 2020. In his role as Chief Executive Officer, Hingtgen is responsible for strategic and operational priorities of the Company, and providing oversight and direction to the senior corporate and regional operations leaders who directly support our affiliated hospitals.
Mr. Hingtgen also serves on our Board of Directors. He is a highly accomplished hospital operator with a track record of successfully optimizing hospital operations and developing regional healthcare networks. Hingtgen joined Community Health Systems in 2008 as a Vice President of Operations. In January 2014, he was promoted to President of Division IV Operations, and in May 2016, he was promoted to Executive Vice President of Operations. Prior to joining Community Health Systems, Hingtgen served as a chief executive officer or chief operating officer of hospital facilities affiliated with other for-profit hospital systems. Hingtgen holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Iowa and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Wayne Smith joined Community Health Systems in 1997 as President and Chief Executive Officer. In 2001, he was named Chairman of the Board. In January 2021, Smith transitioned from his role as Chairman and CEO to Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Smith is one of the most tenured executives in the hospital industry. Over the years, he has garnered professional recognition from his peers, investors, and the business community. He has been named one of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare each of the 19 years Modern Healthcare has published the peer voted list, one of only two people to be named to the list every year since its inception. Institutional Investor magazine has named Smith a Top CEO for the healthcare facilities sector several times since 2008.
Smith is the past-chair of the board of the Federation of American Hospitals. He is also the past-chair and a former board member of both the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Nashville Health Care Council and serves on the board of trustees of Auburn University, where he currently serves as president pro tempore. In addition, his past experience serving on other companies’ boards of directors provides him with insight and experiences to support his leadership of the Company and its Board. He served on the board of directors of Praxair, Inc., a supplier of industrial gases and coatings and related healthcare services and technologies, from July 2001 until its Merger with Linde AG in October 2018, with service initially on Praxair’s audit committee and later on its compensation committee (former chair).
Prior to joining Community Health Systems, Smith was President and Chief Operating Officer of Humana, Inc., where he served in various management positions during his 23 years with that company. Smith holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Auburn University and a master’s degree in healthcare administration from Trinity University.
Michael Lynd joined CHS in 2001 as Corporate Accounting Manager. He was promoted to Director of Corporate Accounting in 2004, Vice President of Internal Audit in 2007, Vice President of Financial Services in 2012 and Senior Vice President of Financial Services in 2015. Lynd oversees the Patient Financial Services group and internal collection agency. He has served as chairman of the Risk Committee, a member of the Disclosure Committee, and contributed to the development of the company-wide financial policies and procedures. With more than 15 years of accounting and audit experience, Lynd previously was a senior associate in the audit division at Deloitte & Touche, LLP, where he supervised audits of large, publicly traded companies and governmental agencies.
Rob Horrar oversees the operations of affiliated hospitals in Indiana, Tennessee and West Virginia. He joined CHS in 1998 as Vice President of Business Development and Managed Care, and most recently served as a Vice President of Division Operations with responsibility for affiliated hospitals in Texas. Formerly, he was with Humana, Inc. for over 11 years and held several key management positions, including Executive Director for Nevada Operations.
Horrar holds a bachelor’s degree from Centre College in Kentucky and a master’s degree in Healthcare Administration from Trinity University in Texas.
Bob Horrar joined CHS in 1998, bringing 25 years of experience in human resources management and recruiting to the company. Formerly, he was Vice President, Administration, with Humana, Inc., with responsibilities that included leadership and organizational development, compensation, benefits, training and development, affirmative action and all recruiting needs. He holds a degree in management and finance from the University of Louisville where he later earned his master’s in business administration with honors.
Kevin Hammons was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Community Health Systems in January 2020. In February 2021, he was named President and Chief Financial Officer.
Hammons joined Community Health Systems in 1997 and has held numerous financial leadership roles during his tenure with the Company, including overseeing accounting and financial reporting, SEC reporting, budgeting, design and implementation of financial systems and processes, capital market transactions, corporate finance and treasury management functions and the Company’s divestiture program. Prior to being named Chief Financial Officer in 2020, he served as Senior Vice President, Assistant Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. He has also previously served as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer.
Prior to joining Community Health Systems, Hammons served for ten years in various positions in the Assurance and Advisory Services practice at Ernst & Young, serving both public and privately held companies.
Hammons holds a bachelor of arts degree in accounting from Malone University in Canton, Ohio, where he also previously served as a member of the board of trustees.
Tomi Galin oversees the corporate communications, marketing and government affairs departments. She is responsible for managing media relations and serves as the company’s spokeswoman. Prior to joining CHS in 2008, Galin served as Vice President of Corporate Communications and Marketing for IASIS Healthcare, and before that led healthcare accounts for a Nashville public relations firm where she worked with publicly traded healthcare companies, including HCA, Triad Hospitals and Renal Care Group. Galin began her career as an award winning broadcast journalist in markets including Las Vegas, Phoenix, San Francisco and Miami. She serves on the Board of Governors for the Federation of American Hospitals and is past chair of the public relations committee.
Ben Fordham has served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary since April 2017. Fordham joined the Company as Vice President and Senior Litigation Counsel in 2007 with 29 years of private practice experience in litigation, mergers/acquisitions, general business and health law. In 2011, he was promoted to Vice President (later Senior Vice President) and Chief Litigation Counsel. Fordham received his undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from Duke University, where he graduated in three and one-half years while attending on a football scholarship, and his law degree from Vanderbilt University where he was a Patrick Wilson Merit Scholar.
Beth Witte is responsible for the development, implementation and oversight of the Compliance and Privacy programs for all Community Health Systems affiliates. Witte joined CHS in 2009 as a Director in the Revenue Management department. She has served as Vice President of Internal Audit and overseen the organization’s Enterprise Risk Management program since July of 2017. Prior to joining CHS, Witte served as an Audit Manager at Deloitte & Touche, LLP, where she supervised audits of large, publicly traded companies and healthcare organizations. Witte holds a master’s degree in business administration from Middle Tennessee State University and a bachelor’s degree of business administration from the University of Louisiana.