Tenet Healthcare names J. Michael Grooms as accounting chief, succeeding Ramsey May 1
Tenet Healthcare appointed J. Michael Grooms, currently Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Lifepoint Health, as Senior Vice President and Controller effective April 6, 2026, and as Principal Accounting Officer effective May 1, 2026. The change replaces R. Scott Ramsey, whose retirement date was moved from March 31 to April 30, 2026; he will stay on part-time through March 31, 2028 for transition support.
Key points
- J. Michael Grooms, age 48, joins as Senior Vice President and Controller effective April 6, 2026
- Grooms succeeds R. Scott Ramsey as Principal Accounting Officer effective May 1, 2026
- Grooms's offer includes a $475,000 base salary, a 60% target cash bonus, a $250,000 cash sign-on bonus and a $500,000 initial RSU grant
- Ramsey's retirement is now effective April 30, 2026, and he remains employed part-time through March 31, 2028
The filing
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