AnMed Health chooses new CEO

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The AnMed Health Board of Trustees has named a new CEO.

William Kenley, an executive vice president at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Memphis, Tenn., will begin leading the Anderson-based health care system in September, according to a news release.

He succeeds Bill Manson, a longtime member of the AnMed Health executive team who has led the system since 2015. Manson announced his impending retirement last November.

“William Kenley is a proven leader whose values, leadership style and experience align well with AnMed Health’s culture and ideals,” AnMed Health board Chairman Bill Kibler said in the news release. “As we continue to take on the challenges of a complex and evolving health care environment, I’m confident that he is the right person to lead our health care system into the future. I look forward to welcoming him and his family to the Anderson community.”

Kenley has worked at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare since 2004. He completed his Master of Public Health Administration at Duke University and received his undergraduate degree from Radford University.

AnMed Health operates several hospitals and a network of physicians practices in the Upstate and northeast Georgia.