Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> May 25, 2004

Mary Chaput – American Healthways Inc (amhc)

MARY A. CHAPUT joined American Healthways, Inc., in October 2001 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Chaput's extensive business and finance background spans several industries, including pharmaceuticals, health care/clinical trials and venture capital consulting. She has held senior-level financial positions with companies such as General Electric, Pharmaco International and ClinTrials Research. She is also a co-Founder of the management consulting firm Paragon Ventures Group. Prior to founding Paragon Ventures Group, Ms. Chaput was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for ClinTrials Research Inc., a publicly traded global contract research organization. During her tenure at ClinTrials, Ms. Chaput led the company's financial, treasury and investor relations operations worldwide. In her position as the Vice President for Finance, European Operations, at Pharmaco International, Ms. Chaput was part of the management team responsible for the international division, which involved divestitures, acquisitions, integration, treasury and new business development. At General Electric, Ms. Chaput held a variety of financial and operational assignments, including significant responsibilities in the GE Power Systems and Information Services group. Ms. Chaput holds a Master's of Business Administration degree from the State University of New York, Albany. She is also a graduate of the GE Financial Management Program. Profile
TWST: We'd like to begin with a brief historical sketch of American

Healthways and a picture of the most important things that you've been

doing lately.

Ms. Chaput: This company was founded in