Amedisys, Inc. announced that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Paul Kusserow will retire as CEO on April 15, 2022. Upon his retirement as CEO, Kusserow will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors, and current President and Chief Operating Officer, Chris Gerard, will assume the role of President and CEO and join the Board of Directors following the succession planning process that began in early 2021. Mr. Gerard will cease serving as Chief Operating Officer effective on the Retirement Date. On January 6, 2022, the Board voted to increase the number of directors of the Company to ten and elected Mr. Gerard as a director, all effective on the Retirement Date. Mr. Gerard will not serve on any committees of the Board. Mr. Gerard, 54, has served as President of the Company since February 2021 and Chief Operating Officer since
January 2017. He previously served as President for the South Central Region of Kindred at Home, a division of Kindred Healthcare, Inc., from 2015 to 2016.