Sy.Med Development, Inc.
Board of Directors
James P. Aylward
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer
Sy.Med Development, Inc.
Mr. Aylward is Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Sy.Med
Development. He joined Sy.Med in February of 1997 and was named President
and Chief Executive Officer in May of 1997. Under his leadership, Sy.Med
has won numerous business achievement awards and became an MGMA
AdminiServe Partner and a Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner. Prior to joining
Sy.Med, Mr. Aylward held sales and marketing management positions with three
Tennessee HMOs: Complete Health, HealthWise of America and American
Medical Security. He was an integral part of the senior management startup
team at each of these companies, and was responsible for growing the health
plan membership from zero members to tens of thousands of members in two
years. United HealthCare acquired both Complete Health and HealthWise of
America. After earning his Bachelor of Science degree from Bradley University in
Peoria, Illinois, Mr. Aylward began his business career at Caterpillar
Financial Services Corporation. Over a seven year period, he held various
positions, including Territory Manager, and was responsible for all sales and
marketing activities in Alabama, Kentucky and Tennessee.
Fred C. Goad, Jr.
Partner
Voyent Partners, LLC
Since August 2001, Mr. Goad has been a member in Voyent
Partners, L.L.C., a private investment company based in Brentwood,
Tennessee. From June 2000 through March 2001, Mr. Goad served as Co-Chief
Executive Officer of the transaction services division of WebMD Corporation
(Ticker: HLTH), a provider of health care transaction, information and
technology services. From March 1999 through May 2000, Mr. Goad served as
Senior Advisor to the Office of the President of the transaction services
division of Quintiles Transnational Corp. (Ticker: QTRN), a provider of services
to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. Mr. Goad
served as Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Envoy Corporation, a
provider of electronic transaction processing services for the health care
industry, from June 1996 until Envoy was acquired by Quintiles in March
1999. From 1985 to June 1996, Mr. Goad served as President and Chief Executive
Officer and as a director of Envoy Corporation.
Mr. Goad also serves on the Boards of Directors of Performance Food Group Company
(Ticker: PFGC), Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital and several private companies. He was
also a founding member of the Nashville Healthcare Council. Mr. Goad received a B.S.
Degree from the University of Virginia.
Frank E. Gordon
Managing Partner
Crofton Capital, L.P.
Mr. Gordon is currently managing partner for Crofton Capital, L.P. in
Nashville, Tennessee. Prior to joining Crofton Capital, he was Vice President of
Development and Managed Care of MediSphere Health Partners, a woman's
healthcare company based in Nashville, Tennessee. He obtained a Bachelor
of Science Degree from the University of Texas in Austin and a Masters in
Business Administration Degree from Georgia State University in Atlanta. Prior to
joining MediSphere, Mr. Gordon was Director of Provider Relations at HealthWise of
America and served in this capacity through the acquisition of HealthWise by United
HealthCare. He has also held various marketing and development positions with
Hospital Corporation of America, Surgical Care Affiliates and Geriatric Medical
Care. Gordon currently serves on the Board of Directors of HealthStream, Inc.
Gerard (Gerry) M. Hayden, Jr.
Independent Consultant
Mr. Hayden is currently an independent consultant to the healthcare industry.
Previously, Mr. Hayden was Chief Financial Officer at Private Business,
Inc. based in Brentwood, Tennessee. Prior to joining Private Business, he served
as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Covation from 1998
until 2001 when Perot Systems acquired the company in early 2001. Previously, Mr.
Hayden has held Chief Financial Officer positions with Meridian Occupational
Healthcare Associates, Inc., ENVOY (now part of WebMD, NASDAQ: HLTH), Allied Clinical
Laboratories, Inc., and Lincoln National/Peak Health Plan. Mr. Hayden
received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Notre Dame and a
Master of Science Degree in Accounting from Northeastern University. Upon
completion of his Master's Degree in 1977, he began his career as Audit
Senior at Arthur Young & Company CPA. He has extensive transaction and
public company experience.
Thomas H. Stearns, FACMPE
Vice President of Medical Practice Services
State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company
Mr. Stearns has had over 30 years experience as a Medical Management
Executive. He is currently Vice President of Medical Practice Services
with State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Corporation in Brentwood,
Tennessee. He is a current member of the Board of Directors, a Fellow,
and a Past Chairman of the Examinations Committee for the American College of
Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE). Mr. Stearns is also very active with the
Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) and has been Finance/Audit
Chairman, Member of Board of Directors and Past President of the Southern
Section. He has also held Secretary/Treasurer and Board of Director positions
with the Center for Research in Ambulatory Health Care Administration
(CRAHCA) and was Past President for the Tennessee Medical Management
Association (TMGMA).