William Mckenzie

Biography

Mr. William G. McKenzie is Independent Director of the Company. Mr. McKenzie served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board of Gilliard Health Services, Inc. (“GHS”), a privately held owner and operator of acute care hospitals that Mr. McKenzie currently owns and co-founded in 1981. From 1996 to 1998, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Mississippi Hospital Association’s for-profit subsidiary, Diversified Services, Inc. (DSI). During his brief tenure at DSI, Mr. McKenzie founded and managed The Health Insurance Exchange, a mutual company, health insurance company and HMO. From 1994 to 1996, Mr. McKenzie was Senior Vice President of Managed Care and Executive Vice President of Physician Solutions, Inc., a physician practice management subsidiary he founded for Vaughan HealthCare, a 501(c)(3) healthcare company based in Alabama. From 1981 to 1994, Mr. McKenzie was Hospital Administrator and Chief Financial Officer and held other management positions with GHS. From September 2003 to January 2012, Mr. McKenzie served as the Vice Chairman of our Board of Directors, and he served as the Executive Chairman of our Board of Directors in August and September 2003. Mr. McKenzie received a Master of Science in Health Administration from the University of Colorado and a B.S. in Business Administration from Troy University. He has served in numerous leadership capacities with the Alabama Hospital Association and local civic organizations, including eight years of service on the Board of Directors for the Montgomery Academy.

Research Interest

Pharmaceutics & Biopharmaceutics Drug Targeting & Drug Development Pharmaceutical Research Pharmaceutical Materials Pharmaceutical Formulations Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology