Tenet names new CEO: 3 things to know

Ron Rittenmeyer will step down as CEO of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare on Sept. 1, to be replaced by COO Saum Sutaria, MD.

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Mr. Rittenmeyer will continue as the company’s executive chair through 2022, the company announced Aug. 9. 

Here are three things to know about Dr. Sutaria:

1. Dr. Sutaria worked for consulting firm McKinsey & Co. as an adviser for healthcare and private equity practices for 18 years before joining Tenet in 2019. 

2. He received an MD from the University of California, San Diego, and a BS in molecular and cellular biology and a BA in economics from the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Saum also served on the faculty of UC San Francisco.

3. He received compensation of $8.58 million last year, which included a base salary of $1 million.

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