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Board elects Christy Smith chair in unanimous vote; CEO search RFP issued with July 24 deadline
Summary
The nominating committee presented a slate that won unanimous approval: Christy Smith as chair, David Esquivel as vice chair and Dr. Arie Nettles as secretary. Separately, the board issued an RFP for an executive search firm for the CEO search with proposals due July 24 and an expected board approval of a firm in September.
The Hospital Authority board elected a new leadership slate unanimously and approved a timetable to hire an executive search firm to conduct a nationwide CEO search.
The nominating committee recommended Christy Smith for board chair, David Esquivel for vice chair and Dr. Arie Nettles for secretary. Board members cast paper ballots that were read aloud; the tally was unanimous (8–0) for each office. The chair congratulated the incoming officers and noted the change in leadership would coincide with the new fiscal year.
Separately, the board’s CEO search committee described the process to retain an executive search firm. Committee member David Esquivel said the hospital issued a request for proposals on Monday and that Metro Procurement is administering the solicitation. Proposals are due July 24. An evaluation committee will score submissions, interview finalists and recommend a firm to the CEO search committee and then to the full board; the timeline anticipates a recommendation and board approval around September.
Esquivel said the RFP is broader than just the CEO search and identified a selected firm may be available for subsequent executive-level searches for the hospital. The board discussed the public procurement steps required to engage an outside search firm and agreed to the timeline described by the search committee.
Ending: The board completed the leadership election and directed staff and the procurement committee to proceed with the RFP evaluation process with a goal of board approval of a search firm in September.
