Surgical Care Affiliates appoints Tom De Weerdt CFO: 3 things to know

Surgical Care Affiliates named a new executive vice president and CFO.

Here are three things to know:

1. SCA is one of the largest ASC companies in the United States. In 2014, the company reported total net revenues at $864.7 million and currently operates 185 surgical facilities, including ambulatory surgery centers, surgical hospitals and one sleep center.

2. Tom De Weerdt was named the new executive vice president and CFO. Mr. De Weerdt will assume his new position on May 19. He comes to SCA from Mead Johnson Nutrition, a $4 billion revenue publicly traded pediatric nutrition company where he was corporate controller.

3. Andrew Hayek is the immensely talented CEO and will be speaking on the state of ASCs and healthcare at the 22nd Annual Becker's ASC Meeting in October.

"We are excited that Tom is joining the SCA team," said Mr. Hayek. "Tom brings a great depth of experience in a variety of financial leadership roles with highly scaled and complex organizations, and we look forward to Tom's leadership as we continue to grow. We are also very grateful to Pete for his leadership and dedication and we look forward to working with Pete in his Senior Advisor role."

His previous experience also includes leadership roles at Whirlpool. Mr. De Weerdt will replace Pete Clemens as SCA's CFO. Mr. Clemens announced his retirement earlier this year, but will remain with SCA as Senior Advisor.

"It is an honor to join the SCA team, and I am looking forward to getting started," said Mr. De Weerdt. "In spending time with SCA's leadership, I was drawn by the values and the culture of SCA and by the opportunity to make a positive impact on our healthcare system, improving both the quality of patient care and reducing the total cost of care. I look forward to working with our teammates, our physicians and our strategic partners to ensure that we continue to provide both outstanding value and growth."