HealthSouth Names Lee S. Hillman as New Board Member
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HealthSouth Corporation (OTC Pink Sheets: HLSH) today announced that it has appointed Lee S. Hillman, 47, as a new independent member to the company's Board of Directors. Hillman's appointment was approved and recommended to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors by HealthSouth's Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee, consisting of three independent directors and two corporate governance advisors.
Hillman, President of Liberation Investment Advisory Group, will serve as Chairman of the Board's Audit Committee, as well as a member of the Compensation Committee. Hillman is former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp. and former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Bally Entertainment Corp. , which merged with Hilton Hotels Corp. in December of 1996. Prior to the merger, he also served as director of many of Bally Entertainment's subsidiaries in a regulated industry. With previous experience as an audit partner with an international accounting firm and a recognized corporate turnaround expert, Hillman has served as a director of Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp., Holmes Place PLC, Continucare Corp., and Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights. Hillman has been instrumental in the restructurings of two $1 billion New York Stock Exchange-listed companies.
"Lee Hillman is a business professional with extensive experience in running a successful corporation," said Joel C. Gordon, Interim Chairman of the Board of HealthSouth. "His financial background makes him an asset to HealthSouth's Board."
Hillman is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Illinois CPA Society. He serves as a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors and the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce. Hillman was honored with the 2001 Torch of Liberty Award for his work with the Anti-Defamation League. He is a member of the Graduate School of Business Advisory Council at the University of Chicago and regularly serves as a guest lecturer at the graduate schools of business at the University of Chicago and Northwestern University.
HealthSouth is the nation's largest provider of outpatient surgery, diagnostic imaging and rehabilitative healthcare services, with nearly 1,700 locations in all 50 states, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Puerto Rico. HealthSouth can be found on the Web at www.healthsouth.com .
For more information contact Andy Brimmer at 205-410-2777.
SOURCE HEALTHSOUTH Corporation
CONTACT: Andy Brimmer of HEALTHSOUTH Corporation, +1-205-410-2777
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