Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> July 16, 2001

Burke Whitman – Triad Hosptials Inc (tri)

BURKE W. WHITMAN is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Triad Hospitals, Inc., where he is responsible for developing and implementing the company's corporate financial strategy. Mr. Whitman joined Triad in February 1999 with a background in health care, finance and development. Also in that year, he led the company's spinoff as a separate, publicly-held company. He was previously President and CFO of Deerfield Healthcare Corporation, Vice President-Finance and Development of Almost Family, Inc., and an Investment Banker with Morgan Stanley. He has served on active duty and in the reserves as an Officer in the U.S. Marine Corps and serves on the Board of Marine Corps University. Mr. Whitman holds a BA degree from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Harvard University. Profile
TWST: It's been a year since we last interviewed you. What's gone on in

the last year or so that investors should know about?

Mr. Whitman: Two significant things. One is that our performance