10 Novant Health regional operations leaders
President, Coastal Region, President, Triad Region and President, Greenville Market are among the current titles held by these Novant Health regional operations leaders. A reader can learn how regional operations leaders run their areas at Novant Health from people who have held the role.
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Alisha Hutchens
LinkedInExperience: President of Triad Region Acute Care Operations & President of Forsyth Medical Center & Medical Park · Novant Health
Alisha Hutchens has been President of Triad Region Acute Care Operations & President of Forsyth Medical Center & Medical Park at Novant Health since February 2025, with a headline naming the role as Senior Vice President and President of Triad Region. Alisha Hutchens was President at Novant Health from 2023 to 2025 and Chief Operating Officer there from 2021 to 2023.
Chris Bowe, FACHE
LinkedInExperience: President, Triad Region · Novant Health
Chris Bowe has been President, Triad Region at Novant Health since October 2025, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Chris Bowe was President, Greater Charlotte at Atrium Health from 2024 to 2025, Chief Operating Officer, Greater Charlotte there from 2021 to 2024 and President, Greater Charlotte-North Area from 2020 to 2021.
Ernie Bovio
LinkedInExperience: Former President, Novant Health Coastal Region · Novant Health
Ernie Bovio is a former President, Novant Health Coastal Region at Novant Health, a role held from January 2024 to April 2026. Ernie Bovio has been President, UNC Health Southeast Coastal Region at UNC Health since April 2026, and was President at UNC Health Rex from 2019 to 2024.
Harry Smith, Jr.
LinkedInExperience: Former President & CEO of Greater Charlotte Market · Novant Health
Harry Smith, Jr. is a former President & CEO of Greater Charlotte Market at Novant Health, a role held from 2012 to 2015. Harry Smith, Jr. was Senior Vice President - Acute Care Services & Institutes at Novant Health from 2015 to 2020, and the profile says that role oversaw the leadership of North Carolina hospitals.
Jody Morris
LinkedInExperience: Former VP, COO, Triangle Market · Novant Health
Jody Morris is a former VP, COO, Triangle Market at Novant Health, a role held from May 2007 to January 2016. Jody Morris has been Vice President, Clinically Integrated Network and Physician Services at Novant Health since May 2017 and has held a Vice President, Physician Services role there since January 2016.
Joel Taylor
LinkedInExperience: Market President · Novant Health.
Joel Taylor has been Market President at Novant Health since October 2021, with a headline naming the role as President, Hilton Head Market. Joel Taylor was Chief Executive Officer at Coastal Carolina Hospital from 2016 to 2021 and President at Brookwood Baptist Health from 2010 to 2016.
John W. Foster Mann, MD, CPE
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, President, Specialty Institutes, and President, Asheville, NC, Market · Novant Health
John W. Foster Mann has been Senior Vice President, President, Specialty Institutes, and President, Asheville, NC, Market at Novant Health since January 2026. John W. Foster Mann was President and Chief Operating Officer, Novant Health Clemmons Medical Center from 2019 to 2023 and Senior Vice President, Novant Health Institutes from 2021 to 2023.
Kirsten Royster
LinkedInExperience: President, Charleston Market (South Carolina Region) · Novant Health
Kirsten Royster has been President, Charleston Market (South Carolina Region) at Novant Health since December 2024, based in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Kirsten Royster was Market Chief Operating Officer and President COO, Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center at Novant Health from 2018 to 2024.
Laurie Whalin, PharmD, FACHE
LinkedInExperience: President, Coastal Region · Novant Health
Laurie Whalin has been President, Coastal Region at Novant Health since June 2026 and has held the President, New Hanover Regional Medical Center role there since February 2025. Laurie Whalin was Chief Operating Officer at Novant Health from 2022 to 2025 and President, Brunswick Medical Center, Coastal Market from 2021 to 2022.
Ryan D. Lee
LinkedInExperience: President, Greenville Market · Novant Health
Ryan D. Lee has been President, Greenville Market at Novant Health since March 2025, based in Greenville, South Carolina. Ryan D. Lee was President, Coastal Carolina Hospital at Novant Health from 2022 to 2025 and Chief Operating Officer at HCA Healthcare from 2018 to 2022.
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