Senior Management Team

Tony Strange

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President

Mr. Strange became the chairman of the Board in 2011. He has been chief executive officer and a Gentiva director since January 2009, and president since November 2007. He also served as chief operating officer from November 2007 through the end of 2008. Mr. Strange joined Gentiva in 2006 as executive vice president and president, Gentiva Home Health, following its February acquisition of The Healthfield Group, Inc. In that position, he directed the Company's home healthcare, hospice, durable medical equipment, infusion and respiratory therapy operations. Mr. Strange was previously president and chief operating officer of The Healthfield Group since 2001 and held a number of other management positions with that company since 1990, as well as several earlier management positions with Glass Rock Home Healthcare. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of South Carolina.

Eric R. Slusser

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Mr. Slusser was named chief financial officer and treasurer in May 2010. He joined the Company as senior vice president of finance in October 2009. Prior to joining Gentiva, Mr. Slusser held senior management roles in finance and operations at large companies such as Sprint PCS Group, MCI Inc., Cardinal Health Inc., and most recently, Centene Corp. During his tenure at Centene, Mr Slusser held several senior management positions, including executive vice president and chief financial officer. From 1983 to 1995, Mr. Slusser worked in the audit division of Arthur Andersen, supporting clients from a range of industries on projects that included mergers and acquisitions, and business consulting. He earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Missouri and has been licensed as a Certified Public Accountant since 1983.

John N. Camperlengo

Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary

Mr. Camperlengo was named general counsel and secretary in May 2010. He became chief compliance officer and deputy general counsel in 2005, and has been a senior vice president of the Company since 2008. Mr. Camperlengo joined Gentiva in 2000 as senior counsel and held a number of increasingly important legal positions over the years. From November 2007 to May 2008, he served as vice president and chief compliance officer of Duane Reade Holdings, Inc., a retail pharmacy chain, and from 1992 to 2000, he held various legal and compliance positions with The Prudential Insurance Company of America and its subsidiaries, where he rose to become first vice president and associate general counsel. He holds a bachelor's degree from St. John's University and a law degree from Seton Hall University. Mr. Camperlengo is a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves.

Dr. Charlotte A. Weaver

Senior Vice President, Chief Clinical Officer

Dr. Weaver has been Gentiva's senior vice president, chief clinical officer since she joined the Company in July 2008. She was previously executive director and vice president, nursing research for Cerner Corporation, the health information technology company, since 2007, and Cerner's chief nursing officer and vice president, patient care systems from 1999 to 2007. Dr. Weaver was a senior executive, analyst and consultant advising a number of healthcare organizations on nursing informatics and related areas from 1979 to 1999. She holds a doctorate in medical anthropology from the University of California-San Francisco, a bachelor's degree in anthropology and a master's degree in epidemiology from the University of Washington, and a nursing diploma from St. Elizabeth School of Nursing. During and after her pursuit of education, Dr. Weaver served for 14 years as a clinical nurse specialist in oncology, coronary care and surgical intensive care. She is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences, and is widely published in the field of healthcare information technology, evidence-based practice, nursing education transformation and related subjects.

David Causby

Senior Vice President, President of the Home Health Division

Mr. Causby became President of the Home Health Division in 2011. He joined Gentiva in 2003 and most recently served as the Senior VP of Operations for the Home Health Division. He previously held various other positions at Gentiva, including VP of Operations for the Home Health Division, VP of Operations for the Western Region, and VP of Operations for the Carolinas Region.

Jeff Shaner

Senior Vice President, President of the Hospice Division

Mr. Shaner became President of the Hospice Division in 2011. He joined the Company in 2002 as VP of Operations at Total Care, Inc., which was subsequently acquired by the Healthfield Group, where he became VP of Operations for Home Health. After Healthfield was purchased by Gentiva in 2006, Mr. Shaner served as VP of Operations for the Southeast Region, VP of Operations for the Home Health Division, and most recently, Senior VP of Operations for the Hospice Division.

David L. Gieringer

Vice President and Controller

Mr. Gieringer has been Gentiva's vice president and controller since 2002 and a Company officer since 2006. He joined Gentiva in 2000 as assistant vice president of accounting after serving 13 years with Gentiva's predecessor organization -- the healthcare division of Olsten Corporation -- in financial accounting management and staff positions. Mr. Gieringer previously held staff-level positions with a Kansas accounting firm. He earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Kansas State University and an MBA from Rockhurst College.

Board of Directors

Tony Strange

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President

Please see Mr. Strange's biography above.

Robert S. Forman, Jr.

Technology Consultant

Mr. Forman has been a director of the Company and member of the Board's Audit Committee since September 2009. He was the founder, President and CEO of IMI Systems Inc., an international computer consulting firm, until it was acquired by the Olsten Corporation in 1995. He then served as an Executive Vice President of Olsten until 1997. Thereafter, he served as a board member and non-executive Chairman of Itech and was on the boards of several other private IT consulting companies. Mr. Forman was also the President of the Professional Services division of the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and President of the Rensselaer Alumni Association. He also worked with numerous start-up companies, advising them on their business plans and helping them raise capital. Prior to IMI Systems, Mr. Forman was a founder and Vice President of Delta Resources, a computer consulting, leasing and computer hardware maintenance company. Mr. Forman currently serves on the Advisory Board of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's IT School.

Victor F. Ganzi

Former President and Chief Executive Officer, The Hearst Corporation

Mr. Ganzi has been a director of the Company and chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board since 1999. He was named to the Compensation Committee in 2008. Mr. Ganzi served as a director of Olsten Corporation from 1998 to 2000. He has been president and chief executive officer of The Hearst Corporation, a private diversified communications company with interests in magazine, newspaper and business publishing, television and radio stations and cable programming networks, since 2002. Mr. Ganzi served as Hearst's executive vice president from 1997 to 2002 and as its chief operating officer from 1998 to 2002. From 1992 to 1997, at various times, he served as Hearst's senior vice president, chief financial officer and chief legal officer. Mr. Ganzi is chairman of the board of directors of Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. He is a director of Wyeth.

Philip R. Lochner, Jr.

Former SEC Commissioner

Mr. Lochner has been a director of the Company and member of the Board's Compensation, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee since September 2009. From 1991 until 1998, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Time Warner Inc. From 1990 to 1991, he served as a Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. From 1978 to 1990, he was employed by Time Inc., where he became Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. He has previously served as a member of the Board of Governors of the National Association of Securities Dealers and of the American Stock Exchange. He also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Investor Responsibility Research Center and the National Association of Corporate Directors. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of CLARCOR Inc., a filtration and packaging business, CMS Energy Corporation, an electric and gas utility company, and Crane Co., a diversified manufacturer.

Ronald A. Malone

Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Gentiva Health Services

Mr. Malone was chairman of the Board of Gentiva Health Services from 2002 to 2011, served as chief executive officer from 2002 through 2008 and remains a director of the Company. He joined Gentiva in 2000 as executive vice president of the nursing division and, the following year, was named executive vice president and president of Gentiva's Home Health Division. Prior to joining Gentiva, he held management positions with the staffing division of Olsten Corporation, a major provider of professional and temporary staffing, and rose to become president of the North American business unit. In addition to Gentiva, he currently serves on the board of Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. and as a director of Capital Senior Living, Inc. He is a 1981 graduate of Furman where he serves as a Trustee.

Stuart Olsten

Former Chairman, Operating Board, MaggieMoo's International, LLC

Mr. Olsten has been a director of the Company since 1999 and a member of the Audit Committee since 2008. He was a director of Olsten Corporation from 1986 to 2000. Mr. Olsten also served with Olsten Corporation as chairman of the board of directors from 1999 to 2000, vice chairman from 1994 to 1999 and president from 1990 to 1998. From 2001 to 2007, he was chairman of the operating board of MaggieMoo's International, LLC, an owner and franchisor of ice cream stores throughout the United States, and was its president and chief executive officer during 2003.

Sheldon M. Retchin, M.D., M.S.P.H

Chief Executive Officer, Virginia Commonwealth University Health

Dr. Retchin has been a director of the Company and member of the Board's Clinical Quality Committee since September 2009. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Virginia Commonwealth University Health System that includes the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, MCV Physicians and Virginia Premier Health Plan. He also is Vice President for Health Sciences at VCU; and a professor in the departments of Internal Medicine, Gerontology and Health Administration. He is considered a national expert in health policy and health care delivery, with special expertise regarding the Medicare program and has had appointments to numerous national panels related to managed care. Among his public service appointments, he is currently Chairman of the Advisory Panel on Health Care of the Association of American Medical Colleges. He has also served on the Board of Directors for the Association of Academic Health Centers. In 2007, he served on Virginia's Health Reform Commission. He has published more than 80 articles, monographs, books and book chapters on the costs, quality, and outcomes of care.

Raymond S. Troubh

Financial Consultant

Mr. Troubh has been a director of the Company since 1999, a member of Gentiva's Audit Committee since 2000 and a member of the Compensation Committee since 2008. He was a member of the Compensation, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee from 1999 to 2008. Mr. Troubh served as a director of Olsten Corporation from 1993 to 2000. He has been a financial consultant for more than five years. He is a director of Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc., General American Investors Company and Triarc Companies, Inc.

Rodney D. Windley

Former Chairman, CEO and Founder, The Healthfield Group, Inc.

Mr. Windley was elected a director and vice chairman of the Board in 2006 following Gentiva's acquisition of The Healthfield Group, Inc., where he had been that company's founder and chairman and chief executive officer since its inception in 1986. He has been a member of Gentiva's Clinical Quality Committee since 2008. Mr. Windley is president of the Georgia Association for Home Care, vice chairman of the Georgia Chapter of the March of Dimes and chair emeritus of Fragile Kids Foundation, Inc., a charity he founded in 1992.