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Trinity Health CFO Accepts New Role as Chief Development Officer

Novi, Michigan – Trinity Health today announced that James Peppiatt-Combes has been appointed as the system’s first Chief Development Officer (CDO), leading business development activities throughout Trinity Health.

Combes will move from his current duties as Chief Financial Officer at Trinity Health. He will perform both the CFO and CDO roles until the appointment of the new CFO, possibly as soon as this summer.

In his new position, Combes will help refine business development strategies and oversee their implementation. He will provide guidance to joint venture and similar transactions throughout the system.

“We are fortunate to have an executive who is experienced, business savvy, respected, and well connected throughout Catholic health care and the industry as a whole, and can readily assume this new position,” said Joseph R. Swedish, President and CEO, Trinity Health.

Combes has been CFO of Trinity Health since 1983, where he was actively involved with business planning and implementations, mergers and other strategic initiatives. Before that, his career spanned a variety of engineering, operations, financial and CEO responsibilities.

Combes earned his bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering and his MBA from Harvard Business School.