Cross Country Healthcare Announces the Appointment of William J. Grubbs as President, Chief Operating Officer and a Director

BOCA RATON, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (NAS: CCRN) today announced that effective April 1, 2013, William J. Grubbs will become President, Chief Operating Officer and a director of the Company. Joseph A. Boshart will remain Chief Executive Officer of Cross Country Healthcare until he retires in July 2013. At that time, Mr. Grubbs will become Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

Mr. Grubbs was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of TrueBlue, Inc. (NYS: TBI) , a staffing company, from October 2012 through March 2013. From 2005 through 2011, Mr. Grubbs held various senior executive positions, including Chief Operating Officer, with SFN Group, Inc., a staffing company formerly known as Spherion Corporation. Mr. Grubbs holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science from University of New Hampshire.

“Bill is a seasoned executive in the staffing industry and his operational experience will prove very valuable in Cross Country‘s future development and the successful execution of our growth strategy. We are very glad to have him on board,” commented Joseph A. Boshart, Chief Executive Officer of Cross Country.

About Cross Country Healthcare

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. is a leader in healthcare staffing with a primary focus on providing nurse, allied and physician (locum tenens) staffing services and workforce solutions to the healthcare market. The Company believes it is one of the top two providers of nurse and allied staffing services, one of the top four providers of temporary physician staffing services, and one of the top five providers of retained physician and healthcare executive search services. The Company also is a leading provider of education and training programs specifically for the healthcare marketplace. On a company-wide basis, Cross Country Healthcare has approximately 4,000 contracts with hospitals and healthcare facilities, and other healthcare organizations to provide our staffing services and workforce solutions. Copies of this and other news releases as well as additional information about Cross Country Healthcare can be obtained online at www.crosscountryhealthcare.com. Shareholders and prospective investors can also register to automatically receive the Company‘s press releases, SEC filings and other notices by e-mail.

In addition to historical information, this press release contains statements relating to our future results (including certain projections and business trends) that are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at DailyFinance