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Corporate Overview

Executive Leadership

The Froedtert Hospital Board of Directors is composed of leaders from the local community.

  • Norman Barrientos
  • Kathleen M. Bechtel
  • Kurt D. Bechthold
  • Lee A. Biblo
  • Catherine A. Buck
  • Mary C. Cannon
  • Catherine Mode Eastham
  • Richard S. Gallagher
  • David N. Larson
  • Randolph J. Lipchik
  • William D. Petasnick
  • Joan M. Prince
  • Dennis J. Purtell
  • John S. Rosenberg
  • Jenni Sevenich
  • Jeffrey Van De Kreeke


Froedtert Hospital's executive leadership team includes:

  • Catherine Buck, BSN, RN, president of Froedtert Hospital 
  • Kathleen Bechtel, RN, vice president of patient care services
  • Andrew Norton, MD, senior vice president of medical affairs and chief medical officer
  • Katherine Bagemihl, vice president of ambulatory services
  • Gary Colpaert, vice president of perioperative services
  • Nora Sale, vice president of the Froedtert Hospital Foundation


Froedtert Hospital is staffed by physicians from the Medical College of Wisconsin. Medical College executive leadership includes:

  • John Raymond, Sr., MD, president and chief executive officer, Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Joseph Kerschner, MD, FACS, FAAP, dean and executive vice president, Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Edward Zore, chairman of the board, Medical College of Wisconsin

 

Froedtert Hospital is part of Froedtert Health. Executive leadership includes:

  • William Petasnick, CEO, Froedtert Health
  • Catherine Jacobson, president, Froedtert Health
  • Dennis Pollard, president, Community Memorial Hospital, chief operating officer, Froedtert Health
  • David Olson, chief strategy officer
  • Peter Pruessing, executive vice president, senior advisor to the CEO
  • Jeffrey Van De Kreeke, chief financial officer, Froedtert Health
  • John Balzer, vice president of facility planning and development
  • Robert DeGrand, vice president of information technology and chief information officer
  • Catherine Mode Eastham, JD, vice president and general counsel
  • Joseph Hill, vice president and chief diversity officer
  • James Klauck, vice president of supply chain and pharmacy
  • Patti Kneiser, vice president of employer services 
  • Kathleen Perlewitz, vice president of marketing and access services
  • Patricia Ruff, vice president of clinical integration and payer strategies
  • Charlie Runge, senior vice president of planning and service line development
  • Mary Wolbert, vice president of corporate compliance

In addition to Froedtert Hospital, the Froedtert Health system members are Community Memorial Hospital, Froedtert Health Medical Group and St. Joseph's Hospital. Executive leadership includes:

  • Community Memorial Hospital
    Dennis Pollard, president
  • Froedtert Health Medical Group
    Todd Hammer, MD, president
  • St Joseph's Hospital
    David Olson, interim president

 

 

Last Review Date: April 25, 2012

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