Premier, Inc. Appoints Emad Rizk, M.D., as Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board to Advance Its Leadership as the Preeminent Healthcare Performance[...]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - May 5, 2026 - Amidst ever-mounting pressure on healthcare providers to deliver better outcomes at lower cost, Premier, Inc. ("Premier" or the "Company") - which supports $86 billion in purchasing across more than 4,250 hospitals and 1.3 billion patient encounters nationwide - today announced the appointment of Emad Rizk, M.D., as Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board.

Dr. Rizk brings more than three decades of experience in leadership and transformation across the healthcare ecosystem. As a physician and operator, he has built and scaled organizations that translate actionable data into better decisions and stronger outcomes.

Dr. Rizk most recently served as Chairman, CEO and President of Cotiviti, where he led the company's transformation into a multibillion-dollar platform supporting payment accuracy, cost management and value-based care. Earlier, he led R1 RCM through a full operational transformation and scaled McKesson Health Solutions into a leading analytics and technology business.

"I've seen healthcare from every angle, and I know what is at stake for Premier's members," said Dr. Rizk. "Providers are being asked to do more with less in an environment that is only getting more complex. Premier has the scale, the data and the relationships to help providers make better decisions and deliver better outcomes. This is where we can make the greatest impact."

Dr. Rizk has been recognized numerous times by Modern Healthcare as one of the "100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare" and among the "50 Most Influential Physician Executives." He also serves on the Board of Trustees of the University of Chicago Medicine, where he works closely with academic and clinical leadership.

"I've had a front-row seat to Emad's leadership and healthcare expertise," said Mark Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., Dean of the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago. "He steps into complexity, brings clarity and drives results without ever losing sight of the mission of the health system. That is exactly what this moment demands."

A Turning Point for Provider Performance

Health systems are under increasing pressure to improve cost, quality and operational performance simultaneously. Combining expert advisory services, supply chain scale and capabilities, clinical operations, workforce management, data and analytics, and quality improvement, Premier is well-positioned to address this challenge. Today, the Company works directly with providers to achieve measurable quality and operational performance improvement, resulting in more than $18 billion in savings.

"We partnered with Premier because we believe the future of healthcare depends upon providers delivering higher-quality and lower-cost care to patients," said Neel Varshney, M.D., Founding Partner of Patient Square Capital. "Dr. Rizk is a physician and proven leader in healthcare who understands the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for our members. He is the right leader for the future of Premier."

About Premier, Inc.

Premier, Inc. is a leading technology-driven healthcare improvement company. Playing a critical role in the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, Premier unites providers, suppliers and payers to make healthcare better with national scale, smarter with actionable intelligence and faster with novel technologies. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Premier offers integrated data and analytics, collaboratives, supply chain solutions, advisory services and other solutions in service of our mission to improve the health of communities. Please visit Premier's news site at www.premierinc.com; as well as X, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram and Premier's blog for more information about the Company.

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