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Kevin McNamara joins Health Evolution Partners as operating partner

Healthcare private equity firm Health Evolution Partners has appointed Kevin McNamara as the firm’s newest operating partner.

 
McNamara brings extensive experience in corporate operations, finance and investing with particular expertise in helping health services companies mature and grow.
 
“We are excited to add Kevin to our team of accomplished health care professionals,” says David J Brailer, managing partner and chief executive officer of Health Evolution Partners. “As chief financial officer of HealthSpring, Kevin helped shepherd the company’s incredibly successful IPO and we look forward to bringing his expertise to help guide our portfolio of growth companies.”
 
“While I have spent my career leading large corporate enterprises, my passion lies with fast growing companies,” says McNamara. “Health Evolution Partners allows me to combine my experience with my passion, and provide valuable contributions to some of the most innovative health care companies operating today.”
 
McNamara is a founding principal of McNamara Family Ventures, a family investment office providing venture and growth capital to healthcare companies. He currently serves on the boards of directors of Tyson Foods, a member of the S&P 500, and Luminex Corporation, a publicly-held life sciences company. He also serves on the board of directors of Leon Medical Centers, a privately-held healthcare services provider serving Medicare patients in the Miami-Dade region, and chairs the board of Agilum Healthcare Intelligence, an early stage healthcare IT enterprise offering business intelligence solutions to smaller hospitals and physician practices.
 
McNamara’s career includes leadership positions with managed care organisation HealthSpring (executive vice president and chief financial officer), health transactions facilitators ProxyMed (non-executive chairman and interim chief executive officer) and Envoy (chief financial officer and director), clinical recruitment service provider and strategic planning firm HCCA International (chief financial officer), among others.
 
McNamara will serve as operating partner with the firm’s Growth Buyout Fund and join the boards of portfolio companies CenseoHealth and Optimal Radiology.

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