BALTIMORE, MD – July 10, 2024 – Canton & Company, healthcare’s preeminent strategy, performance, and growth optimization firm, today announced the appointment of Chuck McQueary, MBA, CPA as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Board Advisory Services.
McQueary brings more than 35 years’ experience in financial and operational excellence, most recently serving as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President for Advocare, a physician-owned medical group with 700 multi-specialty providers across 200 locations. During his eight-year tenure, McQueary captured $12 million in annual savings and was recognized as COO of the Year by OnCon ICON Awards in 2022.
"Chuck is a distinguished executive with a wealth of experience in optimizing people, process, and technology for leading healthcare organizations," said Don McDaniel, CEO of Canton & Company. "His experience and the results he’s produced are rare – he’s a world-class financial executive, while also achieving expert status for his work with Boards, Advisory Boards and governance organizations across the industry. His unique set of overlapping lenses – extraordinary operator and governance expert – will create outsized value for Canton and our clients. We are excited to welcome Chuck to support our growth trajectory and to serve as a hands-on, strategic partner for our clients.”
Throughout his career, McQueary has participated in over $2 billion in transactions, restructurings, and turnarounds. He has served on 12 boards to date, representing four different industries with a concentration in healthcare, including publicly traded, private equity, and family-owned companies. On 10 of the boards, he served on the Audit Committee, and of those, he served as the Chair for nine of them. McQueary is also an active member of the Private Directors Association and the Executive Leaders for Advisory Boards.
In his new role, McQueary will act as Canton’s strategic finance leader while leveraging his extensive experience to drive value-creation and provide strategic advisory services to Canton & Company’s high-performing clients. Relative to its governance services, McQueary will lead Canton & Company’s board advisory work, with a focus on governance alignment and best practices, succession planning and goal setting, and strategic oversight.
"I am thrilled to join Canton & Company during this time of exceptional growth," said McQueary. "Building on the organization’s 100+ years of combined experience, I look forward to contributing my seasoned perspective and delivering superior value to our clients and partners.”
About Canton & Company
Canton & Company, a leader in the knowledge economy, serves as a catalyst in healthcare and related industries to drive a long overdue performance and Industrial Revolution. We are driven to make healthcare more responsive and accountable to its customers – holistically – and to achieve sustainable performance comparable with that of the best companies in the world. To learn more visit cantoncompany.com.