Assure Holdings Appoints Peter Csapo as Chief Financial Officer
PARKER, Colo., Jan. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The board of directors of Assure Holdings Corp. (the “Company” or “Assure”) (TSXV:IOM) (OTCQB:ARHH), a provider of intraoperative neuromonitoring services, has appointed Peter Csapo as chief financial officer, effective January 16th, 2018. Former CFO Frank Iadipaolo will stay with the Company during an interim period to assist with the transition.
Mr. Csapo comes to Assure with more than 20 years of healthcare industry expertise. He has served as CFO for both public and private organizations, including Air Methods Corp. (formerly Nasdaq:AIRM), R1 RCM Inc. (Nasdaq:RCM), Vizient Inc., and McKesson Corp., one of the largest diversified healthcare companies in the world.
Throughout his career, Mr. Csapo has specialized in driving improved financial results through targeted investments, prudent cost management and a disciplined approach to financial planning and analysis. In fact, during his time at McKesson, Mr. Csapo was recognized by Treasury & Risk Magazine as an outstanding financial executive in the annual 40 under 40 edition.
“Peter’s wealth of knowledge and financial expertise in the healthcare industry will be an invaluable asset to our organization,” said Preston Parsons, CEO of Assure. “Having initiated and led strategies for multiple organizations that have produced rapid revenue growth, Peter will be instrumental in supporting Assure’s next stage of development as we continue to expand our business.”
At Air Methods, Mr. Csapo drove a turnaround of the revenue cycle, which significantly increased the company’s market value and supported the premium that private equity sponsor American Securities paid in their $2.5 billion leveraged buyout last April.
Mr. Parsons added, “This experience around revenue cycle operations was particularly attractive to us as we searched for our next CFO. We are confident this experience will translate extremely well to our mostly out-of-network billing structure, and anticipate further improvements to our sales cycle as a result.”
Commenting on his appointment, Mr. Csapo stated, “Assure has developed a turnkey platform that is unique in the large and growing global neuromonitoring marketplace. With their strong foundation in Colorado and pathway to additional state expansion unfolding, I look forward to utilizing my prior healthcare experience working with health plans and providers to implement strategies and an operational foundation that can further bolster the company’s rapid growth trajectory.”
Mr. Csapo holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and obtained his Certified Public Accountant certificate from the State of Illinois.
Concurrent with his appointment, Mr. Csapo received 275,000 restricted shares of Assure. Half of the restricted shares granted to Mr. Csapo will vest upon the earlier of the Company meeting certain milestones and 18 months from the grant date, with 1/18 of the remaining unvested restricted shares vesting on a monthly basis over a period of 18 months, commencing on or about August 31, 2019. The grant of these restricted shares remains subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
About Assure Holdings
Assure Holdings Corp. is a Colorado-based company that works with neurosurgeons and orthopedic spine surgeons to provide a turnkey suite of services that support intraoperative neuromonitoring activities during invasive surgeries. Assure employs its own staff of technologists and uses its own state-of-the-art monitoring equipment, handles 100% of intraoperative neuromonitoring scheduling and setup, and bills for all technical services provided. While Assure focuses primarily on supporting spinal and vascular surgeries, plans are in place to support other classes of medicine that rely on the standard of care that intraoperative neuromonitoring provides. For more information, visit the company’s website at assureIOM.com.
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Contacts
Matthew Willer, President
Assure Holdings
(720) 287-3093
Matthew.Willer@assureIOM.com
Cody Slach, Managing Director
Liolios Investor Relations
(949) 574-3860
IOM@Liolios.com
Released January 16, 2018