SECAUCUS, N.J., March 12,
2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the
world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, today
announced that its Board of Directors has elected Mr. Wright
L. Lassiter III to serve as a director. Including Mr.
Lassiter, the company's Board has 10 members.
Mr. Lassiter is the President and CEO of Henry Ford Health
System, overseeing a $7.5 billion
system comprised of six hospitals, a health plan and a wide range
of ambulatory, retail and related health services consisting of
more than 250 locations and 32,000 employees. Immediately
prior to joining Henry Ford, Mr.
Lassiter was CEO of Alameda Health System in Oakland, Calif.
"As a health care leader with over three decades experience in
large, complex academic health systems, Wright's insights will be
invaluable as we look to make an even bigger impact in the evolving
health care landscape," said Steve Rusckowski, Chairman, CEO
and President. "We are pleased to welcome him to our Board."
Daniel C. Stanzione, Ph.D., Lead
Independent Director, added: "Wright is an innovator, a
collaborator and a leader. We are fortunate that he has
joined our Board and we look forward to working with him."
Mr. Lassiter currently serves as the Board Vice Chair for the
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago;
he also chairs its Governance and Nominating Committee and serves
on the Audit Committee. In the non-profit sector, he serves
on the boards of LeMoyne College,
the Detroit Chamber of Commerce,
the Detroit Children's Fund and the Detroit Regional Partnership.
About Quest Diagnostics
Quest Diagnostics empowers people to take action to improve health
outcomes. Derived from the world's largest database of clinical lab
results, our diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to identify and
treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors and improve health care
management. Quest annually serves one in three adult Americans and
half the physicians and hospitals in the United States, and our 47,000 employees
understand that, in the right hands and with the right context, our
diagnostic insights can inspire actions that transform
lives. www.QuestDiagnostics.com
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