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THE MATHIS REPORT
Baptist Health CEO McClung resigns
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President Michael Mayo is named interim CEO.
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BY KATIE GARWOOD STAFF WRITER
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Photos by Karen Brune Mathis
CEO Chris Flakus wields the ceremonial scissors after cutting the ribbon April 19 for The CSI Companies at its new headquarters at 7720 Baymeadows Road E., which is off Gate Parkway at Interstate 295.
KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
The CSI Companies opens its new headquarters in The Point at Gate Parkway.
The CSI Companies cut the ribbon April 19 for its headquarters in The Point at Gate Parkway, where the staffing organization moved about 125 employees over the past few weeks. “This is just the start for us,” said CEO Chris Flakus at an event attended by staff and invited guests. The CSI Companies provides national staffing in the technology, financial, accounting, health care and other professional industries. CSI has about 125 Jacksonville employees and 205 total. The company has not announced its total investment in the three-story structure, for which the city approved SEE MATHIS, PAGE 2
An outdoor courtyard off of the main cafe area provides space for employees to eat lunch or recharge. For more HQ photos, visit JaxDailyRecord.com
Baptist Health announced April 19 that President and CEO Brett McClung will resign effective May 1. McClung joined the system in July 2019. “This was a difficult decision that I reached after much reflection,” McClung said in a news release. “It has been a privilege working with what I consider to be the best health care team in McClung northeast Florida and I am proud of all we have accomplished together. Baptist Health has always been financially and reputationally strong, and I know they will continue to be this community’s health care leader.” McClung succeeded Hugh Greene, who was CEO for 19 years. Baptist Health Jacksonville President Michael Mayo will be interim CEO, the news release said. The board, led by Chair Richard Sisisky, will launch an internal and external search in the coming months. “On behalf of the Board, we thank Brett for his service and accomplishments during his tenure as CEO. We are grateful for his leadership and we wish Brett and his family the very best,” Sisisky said in the news release. “We are fortunate to have Michael Mayo, DHA, hospital president of Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville, assume the role of interim president and CEO of Baptist Health.”
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Freeman named CEO of Read USA At-Large Group 1 Jacksonville City Council member Terrance Freeman is the new CEO of Read USA. “Thanks to our generous donors and the great support we’ve received from our community partners, we have taken our organization to the next level by hiring a full-time CEO,” said Ellen Wiss, board chair and co-founder of Read USA, in a news release. Read USA is a nonprofit organization that has provided about 250,000 free books to more than 73,000 children in Duval County since 2011. Freeman said he looks forward to expanding the organization’s reach throughout the region.
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