Baton Rouge (La.) General/General Health System appointed Edgardo Tenreiro permanent CEO.
Here are four notes:
1. Mr. Tenreiro has been serving as acting CEO since August 2016, when former CEO Mark Slyter stepped down. Baton Rouge General did not provide a reason for his departure.
2. Prior to serving as acting CEO, Mr. Tenreiro was the organization's executive vice president and COO, a role he held for eight years.
3. He has almost 30 years of hospital management experience, serving in facilities in various states, such as Florida, Texas and Illinois.
4. He earned an MBA in finance from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind.