Coram appoints Amaral president and CEO; Caremark countersuit seeks $100 mil.
Executive Summary
CORAM APPOINTS AMARAL PRESIDENT AND CEO to succeed James Sweeney, who has served as CEO since July 1994 and as interim president since August, when former President Patrick Fortune resigned. The alternate site patient care provider announced the appointment Oct. 16. Donald Amaral comes to Coram from the health services provider OrNda Healthcorp, where he was president and chief operating officer. Sweeney will continue as chairman of Coram's board of directors.
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