XpresSpa Group Names James Berry as Chief Financial Officer; Scott Milford Promoted to Chief Operating Officer
December 04 2020 - 8:30AM
XpresSpa Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XSPA) (“XpresSpa” or the “Company”),
a health and wellness company, today announced that it has
appointed James Berry as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective
December 14, 2020. The Company also announced that it is promoting
Scott Milford, who has served as Chief People Officer since joining
the Company in July 2019, to the role of Chief Operating Officer.
“We are pleased to welcome James as our new
CFO,” said Doug Satzman, XpresSpa Group CEO. “He is a uniquely
qualified individual who can help accelerate our transition into
healthcare and wellness services and is a seasoned leader who
brings to us an impressive track record of strengthening
organizations and driving value and growth through strategic focus
and operational improvement. His impressive resume includes
leadership roles at a variety of healthcare and medical companies,
and he possesses extensive experience across finance, accounting,
benefits, and other important non-clinical functions within
healthcare services. We firmly believe that James will be an
invaluable leader within our team as we build the leading travel,
health and wellness brand.”
“We would like to recognize Scott for his many
contributions as our Chief People Officer and congratulate him on
his well-deserved promotion to Chief Operating Officer. He has
played an instrumental role in our recent pivot with a demonstrated
ability to fluidly move between strategic initiatives and field
level problem solving, always with an eye on building an ‘Employer
of Choice’ people culture,” concluded Satzman.
About James Berry
For the past 20 years, Mr. James Berry has
provided financial and administrative leadership to healthcare
organizations delivering urgent and emergency medical services.
With annual patient volumes topping 200,000 visits, he has
optimized revenue cycle processes; negotiated strong payer
contracts; controlled spending; developed provider compensation
plans; overseen accounting functions; developed planning,
reporting, and business intelligence analytics; managed investment
accounts; evaluated and oversaw benefit programs; and raised equity
and debt capital for rapidly expanding enterprises. He is also
experienced leading support functions including IT, HR, payroll,
and business development.
In his most recent role, Mr. Berry served as CFO
for ClearChoiceMD Urgent Care, where he has been instrumental in
creating partnerships with large health care delivery systems,
ranging from financial joint ventures to affiliation agreements,
managed services agreements, and memorialized letters of
understanding. He has testified before a New Hampshire legislature
subcommittee, supporting Critical Access Hospitals, and has
presented at the National Urgent Care Association annual
meeting.
Prior to his career in healthcare services, Mr.
Berry held positions in the medical devices space, including
Johnson & Johnson, a VC backed startup, and a small public
company turnaround.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry
(University of Massachusetts-Amherst) and an MBA from Purdue
(Krannert Graduate School of Business).
About Scott Milford
Mr. Scott Milford has over 30 years of
experience at high profile and diverse organizations. Prior to
joining XpresSpa as its first Chief People Officer in July 2019, he
served as VP, People Operations at SoulCycle, where he led the
creation and deployment of the company’s talent acquisition
strategy, the development of an annual performance cycle, and
created and deployed the “people strategy” that supported the
opening of the brand’s first European studio in London. This
included the development of talent acquisition and talent
management plans, compensation design and all policies and
procedures governing studio operations.
Prior to that, he served as Chief People Officer
for Bayada, a $1 billion dollar Home Health Care Company, where he
played a significant role in building the organizational
infrastructure necessary to scale the business from 400 service
offices to 1,000 offices. Previously, he was Senior Vice President
– Human Resources for Le Pain Quotidien, where he was responsible
for driving operational excellence through strategic HR planning,
building organizational and employee capabilities, facilitating
change, and building effective working relationships with employees
and guests on a global scale. His other relevant experiences
include senior leadership positions at Town Sports International,
Starbucks Coffee Company, Universal Music Group, Viacom, and
Blockbuster Entertainment.
About XpresSpa Group, Inc.
XpresSpa Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XSPA) is a leading
global health and wellness holding company. XpresSpa Group’s core
asset, XpresSpa, is a leading airport retailer of spa services and
related health and wellness products, with 50 locations in 25
airports globally. Through its XpresTest, Inc. subsidiary, the
Company also provides COVID-19 screening and testing, rapid testing
services for other communicable diseases that include influenza,
mononucleosis and group A streptococcus, and flu vaccination
services under its XpresCheck™ brand. Current XpresCheck Wellness
Centers include JFK International Airport, Newark Liberty
International Airport, Logan International Airport, and Phoenix Sky
Harbor International Airport. To learn more about XpresSpa Group,
visit: www.XpresSpaGroup.com. To learn more about XpresSpa, visit
www.XpresSpa.com. To learn more about XpresCheck, visit
www.XpresCheck.com.
Investor Relations:ICRRaphael
Grossir@xpresspagroup.com (203) 682-8253
Media:Julie
FergusonJulie@jfprmedia.com(312) 385-0098
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