InSight appointments key player

InSight Health Services Holdings Corp has announced the appointment of Kip Hallman to the position of executive vice president and chief strategy officer. Hallman is responsible for the company's long-term strategic planning and development efforts. He will report directly to Bret W. Jorgensen, InSight's president and chief executive officer.

Hallman brings more than 20 years of executive leadership in healthcare services and technology to InSight. His experience includes co-founding TheraTx in 1989, a company which became a diversified healthcare services company that was listed on NASDAQ. While at TheraTx, Hallman served as vice president of corporate development and was responsible for strategic planning and development.

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