AANP selects Korn/Ferry International to lead recruitment for new Chief Executive Officer

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) has selected Korn Ferry International, a leading global recruitment and talent management firm, to work with a committee appointed from within AANP to select the next Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the organization. The search is underway and should be completed by the year-end. More information is available here.

Tom Giella, Chairman, Healthcare Services, and Lorraine Lavet, Sector Leader, National Association Practice, are leading the search from Korn Ferry. Interested candidates should apply directly to Kelly Ashmore, Associate, Healthcare Services ([email protected] or 312-526-0561).

AANP announced earlier this year that CEO David Hebert, JD, will retire in December 2020 after eight years at the helm of the largest national membership organization for nurse practitioners (NPs) of all specialties. “AANP is most appreciative of the leadership that David Hebert has provided to our organization,†said AANP President Sophia L. Thomas, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PPCNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP. “With our dedicated professional staff and a strong strategic plan, we look forward to continued growth of the organization and of the nurse practitioner (NP) role.â€

The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) is the largest professional membership organization for nurse practitioners (NPs) of all specialties. It represents the interests of the more than 290,000 licensed NPs in the U.S. AANP provides legislative leadership at the local, state, and national levels, advancing health policy; promoting excellence in practice, education and research; and establishing standards that best serve NP patients and other health care consumers. As The Voice of the Nurse Practitioner®, AANP represents the interests of NPs as providers of high-quality, cost-effective, comprehensive, patient-centered health care. To locate a nurse practitioner in your community, go to npfinder.com. For more information about NPs, visit aanp.org.

SOURCE American Association of Nurse Practitioners