CHPM

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CHPMU
First $10.04
Recent $10.15
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CHP Merger Corp.

Raised
$250M
CIK
1785041
SPAC Ticker
CHPMU
Focus
Healthcare
External link: SEC Filings

SPAC Team

Leadership

Joseph R. Swedish has served as our Chairman since inception. Mr. Swedish is a Co-Founder and Partner at Concord and a member of Concord’s Investment Committee. He also serves as a senior advisor to Anthem, Inc., a leading health benefits provider, where he previously served as executive Chairman from late 2017 to his retirement in May 2018. Before that, Mr. Swedish was Chief Executive Officer of Anthem from 2013 until late 2017 and Chairman of the company’s board from 2015 until 2018. Prior to joining Anthem, he was the division president of Hospital Corporation of America from 1993 to 1998, President and Chief Executive Officer of Centura Health from 1999 to 2004 and then served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Trinity Health Corporation from 2004 to 2013. Mr. Swedish serves on the board of directors for IBM Corporation, CDW, Proteus Digital Health, Mesoblast Limited (chairman), and Centrexion Therapeutics. He is a member and the former chairman of Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business Board of Visitors. Previously, Mr. Swedish served as board chairman of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), and chairman of the board, Catholic Health Association. He has also held board and advisory positions with American Hospital Association, Coventry Health Care, Inc., RehabCare Group, Inc., BankFIRST, Cross Country, Inc., National Quality Forum, American Hospital Association’s Institute for Diversity in Healthcare Management, and Loyola University Chicago. Mr. Swedish holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and an M.S. in Health Administration from Duke University.

We believe Mr. Swedish’s experience leading companies in the healthcare industry and public company board membership make him well qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors.

James T. Olsen has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a Director since inception. Mr. Olsen is the Founder & Managing Partner of Concord and a member of Concord’s Investment Committee. Mr. Olsen has over 24 years of experience in healthcare investment banking and investment advisory services. Prior to founding Concord in 2017, Mr. Olsen was Managing Director & Head of Not-for-Profit Healthcare Investment Banking at Jefferies, a diversified financial services company from 2013 to 2016. Prior to Jefferies, Mr. Olsen served as Managing Director & Head of Not-for-Profit Healthcare Mergers & Acquisitions at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Mr. Olsen began his career in 1996 at Merrill Lynch where he remained for 17 years. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for VitalTech Holdings, a Concord portfolio company in the healthcare information technology sector that focuses on remote patient monitoring, and Proton Therapy Partners, a specialty service provider that forms joint ventures with hospital companies to deliver advanced proton therapy radiation oncology services. Mr. Olsen received a B.S. in Physics from Loyola University Maryland and a M.S. in Physiology from the University of Maryland Graduate Program at the School of Medicine.

We believe Mr. Olsen’s extensive professional experience focused on mergers and acquisitions in the healthcare industry make him well-qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors.

Benson Jose has served as our Chief Financial Officer since inception. Mr. Jose is a Partner and the Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer of Concord. Mr. Jose has over 20 years of experience in tax, accounting, compliance, investor relations and both fund and company operations. Prior to joining Concord in 2018, Mr. Jose was a Partner/COO/CFO at Castle Hill Asset Management with responsibility for managing all middle and back office operations, human resources, fund and firm legal and regulatory matters, as well as engagement with the Board of Directors. He was a member of the Valuation Committee responsible for the firm’s valuation policy as well as ensuring proper guidance and protocols were followed. Mr. Jose was responsible for keeping the firm current and in line with both SEC and FCA standards. Prior to joining Castle Hill Asset Management in 2013, Mr. Jose served as CFO/CCO at MDR Capital, with responsibility for both fund and management company accounting, compliance, investor relations and operations. As a Compliance Committee member, he was responsible for keeping the firm current and in line with SEC standards. Prior to joining MDR Capital in 2011, Mr. Jose was the Acting Controller at Greenlight Capital Management. During his term at Greenlight Capital Management from 2009 to 2011, Mr. Jose was the Accounting Manager at Ryan Associates, an Advent Geneva partner. Mr. Jose served as the Director of Accounting Operations at Plainfield Asset Management and managed annual audits for multiple fund structures as well as regulatory SEC filings. Prior to joining Plainfield Asset Management in 2006, Mr. Jose worked at Ernst & Young within the Assurance & Advisory Business Services Audit Group with a focus on private equity, global hedge funds and fund of funds and worked in a variety of positions within the Financial Services Office, including roles in compliance, training and human resources. Mr. Jose holds a B.S. in Accountancy from St. John’s University, a M.S. in Accountancy from University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. in Finance from St. John’s University.

James A. Deal is a Director . He is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Compassus, a leading national hospice, palliative care and home health post-acute provider. Mr. Deal partnered with ThomaCressey Bravo to found Compassus in 2006. Under his leadership, Compassus has grown into one of the nation’s largest hospice providers with locations in more than 25 states. As the CEO of multiple healthcare companies during his career, Mr. Deal has overseen numerous projects aimed at expanding access and providing better care to patients. He led the creation of a national network of diabetes treatment centers, developed at-risk disease/care management contracts in the U.S and grew a regional medical imaging business into a multi-regional provider.

Mr. Deal has extensive history with both Envision Healthcare and AMSURG pre-dating their combination in 2016. He spent more than 25 years with Envision, a leading provider of physician-led services and post-acute care, and ambulatory surgery services. AMSURG, now part of Envision, is a market leader in strategic and operational management of surgery centers, owning and operating more than 260 surgery centers and one surgical hospital in 35 states and the District of Columbia. Mr. Deal served on the Board of Directors for Envision from 1999 until October 2018. At AMSURG, Mr. Deal served on the Operating Board prior to the company’s IPO spin out from Healthways. Previously, Mr. Deal served on the Board of MedCath, a leading operator of cardiac specialty hospitals.

Mr. Deal received a B.S. in Economics from Western Illinois University and a Master’s of Public Administration in Health Services Administration from the University of Arizona. We believe Mr. Deal’s deep healthcare industry experience makes him well-qualified to serve on our board of directors.

Ken Goulet is a Director . Mr. Goulet is a senior-level health care executive with over 30 years’ experience in growing and leading large health plan organizations. From April 2004 until September 2015, Mr. Goulet worked at Anthem, Inc., most recently serving as the executive vice president, and president of the Anthem’s Commercial and Specialty Business division – one of the largest commercial health insurance business divisions in the United States. In that role, he was responsible for Anthem’s Individual and Exchange business, Local Blue business, National Accounts and Specialty Products. His responsibilities included strategy, marketing, product management, medical management, provider engagement and contracting and service operations. Prior to his appointment as executive vice president, Mr. Goulet served in various executive leadership roles at Anthem, including President and CEO of the Employer, Medicaid, Individual and Specialty Business Unit; President and CEO of the former Commercial Business Unit and President and CEO of National Accounts. Before joining Anthem, Mr. Goulet spent 23 years at Cigna Corporation where he held a number of management, sales and operations positions.

Mr. Goulet currently serves on the board of directors of several privately held companies within the healthcare industry including Behavioral Health Group, EmpiRx, IPG, OODA Health, Quartet Health and Sharecare. He also sits on the advisory boards of Brave Health, Carecentrix and NationsHearing. From December 2015 until August 2018, Mr. Goulet served on the Board of Cotiviti (NYSE:COTV), prior to its acquisition by Veritas Capital. From April 2016 until March 2017, Mr. Goulet served on the board of Surgical Care Affiliates (Nasdaq:SCAI), prior to its acquisition by UnitedHealth’s Optum. Mr. Goulet received a bachelor’s degree in Economics at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. We believe that Mr. Goulet’s significant professional experience in varied roles within the healthcare industry qualify him to serve on our board of directors.

Jack Krouskup is a Director . Mr. Krouskup has more than 35 years’ experience serving customers in a variety of industries. He was employed by Deloitte from June 1972 through May 2011, where he was the former Partner-in-charge of Deloitte’s Northern California financial services practice and served on Deloitte’s financial services advisory committee.

Mr. Krouskup has years of boardroom experience representing Deloitte with numerous global and highly complex organizations, including Kaiser Permanente, McKesson, the University of California Medical Centers, Pacific Gas & Electric and Clorox Company. He has an extensive corporate governance background and deep familiarity with board and audit committee best practices. He has served numerous companies across the healthcare industry in both services and life sciences, including several IPO and merger transactions. Mr. Krouskup has broad experience in SEC matters and other accounting and reporting requirements including initial public offerings, debt and equity registrations, responding to SEC comment letters and foreign statutory audit filings.

He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Verity Health System, a position he has held since December 2015. He has been a member of the Boards of Directors of Luther Burbanks Savings Corporation since July 2012 and Teton Literacy Center since July 2018. In addition, he is an advisor at Magnolia Medical Technologies.

Mr. Krouskup received a B.A. in Economics at University of California, Santa Barbara, and a bachelor’s degree in Business at San Jose State University. He is a past president of the University of California, Santa Barbara, Alumni Association Board of Directors and since July 2012 has served on the university’s Board of Trustees. We believe Mr. Krouskup is well-qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors given his extensive boardroom and public company experience.

We also expect to benefit from other members of the Concord team in sourcing, identifying and executing an initial business combination.