Eladio Gil named Interim Chief Financial Officer
MIAMI, Sept. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Cano Health, Inc. (“Cano Health”) (NYSE: CANO) today announced that Eladio Gil has been appointed Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective September 29, 2023. Mr. Gil, who previously served as Cano Health’s Vice President of Medicare Advantage Finance, succeeds Brian Koppy, who has stepped down to accept an opportunity outside the organization.
Mr. Gil is a seasoned finance executive with more than 30 years of comprehensive healthcare experience. Before joining Cano Health, Mr. Gil served as the Chief Financial Officer of Total Health, where he managed the company’s finance and accounting functions, as well as Management Services Organizations Operations. Additionally, he has held key finance and business leadership roles with other major healthcare companies, including as Chief Financial Officer of CarePlus Health and as Vice President of Care Delivery with Humana. Mr. Gil has also been instrumental in building and optimizing finance and operations departments during his tenure with Blue Cross Blue Shield and United Health Plans.
“We are thrilled to welcome Eladio as Interim CFO,” said Mark Kent, Chief Executive Officer of Cano Health. “In my more than 12 years knowing Eladio, I have witnessed the combination of his extensive industry experience and finance expertise, including developing and executing strategies to reduce complexity and ensure balance sheet stabilization. I look forward to greater collaboration with him as we work to unlock embedded profitability, reduce complexity, and create value for shareholders.”
Mr. Kent added, “We are deeply grateful to Brian for his exemplary leadership during his tenure as CFO. His expertise, professionalism, and poise helped navigate our company through several pivotal periods of change, including organizational restructuring and strategic asset divestitures. While we are sad to see him go, we appreciate his support and dedication to the company and wish him the very best.”
As Interim CFO, Mr. Gil will report directly to CEO Mark Kent. Mr. Gil is a graduate of Florida International University’s School of Finance and received his CPA certification from the State of Florida in 2002.
About Cano Health
Cano Health (NYSE: CANO) is a high-touch, technology-powered healthcare company delivering personalized, value-based primary care to approximately 365,000 members. Founded in 2009, with its headquarters in Miami, Florida, Cano Health is transforming healthcare by delivering primary care that measurably improves the health, wellness, and quality of life of its patients and the communities it serves through its primary care medical centers and supporting affiliated providers. For more information, visit canohealth.com or investors.canohealth.com.
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