AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC. (NYSE:AMN) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02
On July27, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (the“Company”) unanimously voted to increase the size of the Board from eight members to nine members, and to appoint Ms.DaphneE. Jones as a new director to fill the vacancy created by such increase, with such appointment effective that day. Ms.Jones will serve as a director until her successor is duly elected and qualified, or until she resigns, is removed, or becomes disqualified. The Board has determined that Ms.Jones qualifies as an independent director under New York Stock Exchange rules and the Company’s Director Independence Standards.
Ms.Jones is an accomplished and seasoned executive with extensive experience in strategic, entrepreneurial and global use of digital technologies within multi-national corporations. She has over 30 years of experience in general management and executive level roles at IBM, Johnson& Johnson, Hospira (now Pfizer) and GE Healthcare. In her most recent tenure at GE, she served in roles including Senior Executive for Future of Work, Chief Information Officer for Product Engineering, Imaging, and Ultrasound and Chief Information Officer for Global Services –all comprising a $13 billion segment within GE Healthcare. Since her retirement from GE Healthcare in 2017, Ms.Jones has been serving as an independent director on public and not-for-profit boards, including Masonite International and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
In connection with her appointment to the Board, Ms.Jones received 1,608 restricted stock units with an aggregate grant date fair value of approximately $100,000, which will vest on the earlier of the (a)first anniversary of the grant date or (b)Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Company’s equity ownership guidelines are applicable to Ms.Jones as a non-employee director. Ms.Jones will also receive a cash annual retainer equal to $50,000. The foregoing compensation is based on the anticipated number of months of completed service time leading up to the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
About AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC. (NYSE:AMN)
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (AMN Healthcare) offers healthcare workforce solutions and staffing services to healthcare facilities. The Company operates through three segments: Nurse and Allied Healthcare Staffing Segment, Locum Tenens Staffing Segment and Physician Permanent Placement Services Segment. It provides its healthcare workforce solutions and staffing services at acute and sub-acute care hospitals and other healthcare facilities throughout the United States. The Company offers Managed Services Programs, Vendor Management Systems (VMS), Per Diem Staffing, Interim Leadership Staffing and Executive Search Services, Workforce Optimization Services and Recruitment Process Outsourcing. Its services include Travel Nurse Staffing, Rapid Response Nurse Staffing, Local, or Per Diem, Staffing, Locum Tenens Staffing, Physician Permanent Placement Services, Managed Services Programs, Vendor Management Systems, Recruitment Process Outsourcing and Workforce Optimization Services.
