AVAH - Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Announces Appointment of Chief Financial Officer | Benzinga
ATLANTA, Dec. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAH), a leading, diversified home care platform focused on providing care to medically complex, high-cost patient populations, today announced the appointment of Matt Buckhalter to serve as Chief Financial Officer and continuing in the role of Principal Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2024. Mr. Buckhalter was appointed to serve as Interim Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer in July, 2023.
"I am pleased to announce the promotion of Matt to the Chief Financial Officer position. Matt has provided strong financial leadership and continuity as we build on our recent successes to transform our business. I have great confidence in the collaborative relationship between Matt, serving as our Chief Financial Officer, and Deborah Stewart, continuing to serve in her role as our Principal Accounting Officer. The leadership they bring to our accounting and finance teams, and Aveanna overall, is critical as we focus on executing our key initiatives into 2024," said Jeff Shaner, Chief Executive Officer of Aveanna.
Matt Buckhalter has more than a decade of financial leadership experience in the healthcare industry. He joined Aveanna in 2016 and is responsible for corporate and operational finance, business intelligence, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), and investor relations. Prior to his current role with Aveanna, Mr. Buckhalter served as Senior Vice President of Finance and led the company's Investor Relations Group. Before joining Aveanna, he was Vice President of Finance for RT Capital, and he has served as a senior financial analyst for Gentiva Health Services in addition to other accounting and financial roles.
"The Board of Directors is delighted with the appointment of Matt Buckhalter as Chief Financial Officer," said Rod Windley, Aveanna's Chairman of the Board. "Having worked closely with Matt over the years, I have a high level of confidence with his financial acumen, industry knowledge, and healthcare expertise. The Board recognizes this executive team's ability to execute the Company's ...