Kenneth W. Bateman

Mr. Bateman joined SoutheastHEALTH in late 2014 as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Bateman previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer (2004 to 2014) and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2000 to 2004) of Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, New Jersey. Mr. Bateman also served as Director of Corporate Finance of JFK Health System in Edison, New Jersey (1996 to 2000) and Chief Financial Officer of Preferred Behavioral Health of New Jersey. He began his career as a Senior Auditor at Pannell Kerr Forster & Co. and Audit Manager at KPMG LLP. Mr. Bateman is a Certified Public Accountant and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and a Master of Healthcare Administration from Seton Hall University.