▪ Bob Kocourek, senior strategic adviser: Informed the board Friday he will leave June 30 after three years to take a job with another professional services organization. ▪ Steve Timmons, executive vice president/chief administrative officer: Announced Friday after almost three years that he was resigning because of a family health situation. ▪ Pam Shipman, CEO: The board voted in late April to demand her retirement after 28 years with Cardinal and its predecessor, Piedmont Behavioral Healthcare, citing performance issues. Gresham, who responded to a reporter’s call to Shipman, called Cardinal’s account of performance problems “far-fetched” and said he is preparing a response.Įxecutives who have recently left top positions with the managed care organization that oversees Medicaid behavioral health services for 16 counties: Shipman, who was making $400,000 a year, was notified the next day, and a severance package was offered Saturday after a regularly scheduled board meeting, her Charlotte attorney, John Gresham, says. MARK forced retirement of Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Solutions’ longtime leader, along with the recent departures of four top executives, has raised questions about the managed care group that oversees $635 million in government money and serves as a statewide model for cost control in behavioral health.Īfter the Observer raised questions, Cardinal leaders said this week that CEO Pam Shipman’s retirement came after an emergency board meeting April 27, in which the board voted to act on long-standing performance issues. Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Solutions has a Mecklenburg regional office on South Tryon Street.
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