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El Camino Hospital’s executive search committee has chosen the international executive search firm Russell Reynolds Associates to search for a new CEO to replace Ken Graham.
The committee, led by Dr. Patricia Einarson, a member of the hospital’s board of directors, and including incoming board chair, John Zoglin, chose the firm because of its credentials in the field of executive search, according to hospital spokeswoman Chris Ernst.
“This is all they do; they do executive searches,” Ernst said of Russell Reynolds, noting that the firm had been used to find two “outstanding” executives currently working at El Camino — Dr. Eric Pifer, the hospital’s chief medical officer, and Greg Walton, the hospital’s chief information officer.
Russell Reynolds, which has offices in North and South America, Europe and Asia, has been in the business of executive search for 40 years and will thoroughly vet a number of prospective CEO candidates, Ernst said. “We won’t even see a candidate until they’ve gone through a robust process to ensure that they are an ideal candidate for the position.”
The current board chairman, Wesley Alles, who initiated the formation of the executive search committee, said the hospital is hoping to find someone who has at least 10 years of experience in a senior management position for a public or a district hospital, is a “visionary leader” and who has a strong track record unifying organizations and communicating well with the community.
“You have to be seasoned,” Ernst said, speaking generally about what it takes to run a hospital the size of El Camino.
There is no firm timeline for when a new CEO will be hired. Graham’s tenure with the hospital ends in June.
It took this long to find a Exec Search firm? Probably took that long as they(recruiters) are stumbling over each other to sign Graham somewhere else. Gossip in the halls is they will hire from within and the weak job requiements from “Wesley” seem to be setting the table for that. You need an experienced CEO to run a hospital of this size not just someone with senior management experience. Any good CEO will look at this circus we call a board and run for the hills.
Truth be told, the industry is so corrupt right now, the hospital needs someone with good business skills & strong ethics from outside the country and certainly outside of the bay area. If the board continues to keep recycling in the same old people, the same old problems will still remain. The place needs fresh blood with a fresh perspective. El Camino needs someone who can to toss out the non-performers and not worry about stepping on toes, brown nosing or saying “Whatever It Takes” for the sake of saying it.