Select Medical appoints Thomas Mullin as CEO

Select Medical (SEM) Holdings announced the appointment of Thomas P. Mullin as its CEO, David S. Chernow, who has held the position since 2014, has been appointed vice chairman of the board. John A. Saich, who most recently held the position of co-president, will serve as the company’s sole president. John F. Duggan has been appointed executive vice president, general counsel and secretary. The appointments are effective immediately. Mullin joined Select Medical in 2008, most recently serving as co-president overseeing 140 critical illness recovery and inpatient rehabilitation hospitals and the expansive growth of both divisions nationwide. Over his 17 years with the company, Mullin has held executive leadership roles of increasing responsibility including executive vice president from 2020-2023, president of specialty hospitals from 2018-2020, and COO of specialty hospitals from 2016-2018. Prior to his divisional appointments, Mullin held a variety of leadership positions in the Critical Illness Recovery Hospital Division, including senior vice president of business and market development, and regional vice president. Chernow has been appointed vice chairman of the board after serving as the company’s chief executive officer since 2014. Previously, he served as president and chief executive officer from 2014-2023 and as president and Chief Strategy Officer from 2010-2014. Saich, who has held the post of co-president since 2023, will serve as the sole president of Select Medical. He will retain oversight of outpatient rehabilitation and shared services operations while taking on expanded responsibilities across the organization. Duggan, a 25-year Select Medical veteran, has been appointed executive vice president, general counsel and secretary after serving as executive vice president and deputy general counsel since 2023. Michael E. Tarvin has served as senior executive vice president, general counsel and secretary since 2023, as executive vice president, general counsel and secretary from 2007-2023, as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary from 1999-2007, and as vice president, general counsel and secretary from 1997-1999. Tarvin will transition to his new post as senior executive vice president of legal services.