Christopher Riopelle was named senior vice president of operations for Denver-based DaVita Inc., the company announced today.
Riopelle is returning to DaVita, a kidney-care services provider, after working in the private health-care sector for the past three years.
Riopelle worked for DaVita for eight years in a variety of roles.
Riopelle has nearly 20 years of experience in the health-care industry. He most recently served La Vie Care Centers, a private equity-owned skilled nursing company as chief operating officer.
In the eight years he worked for DaVita, Riopelle served as vice president of corporate development, chief compliance officer, the company said. He played a key role in the development of the DaVita Redwoods program and was the co-founder of Tour DaVita.
Howard Pankratz: 303-954-1939 or hpankratz@denverpost.com
