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John Thompson has over 18 years� experience in healthcare finance and development. Mr. Thompson is primarily responsible for financing efforts, debt structuring, and addressing Merit�s ongoing capital needs. He has led the financing for all of Merit�s capital activities for acquisitions and ongoing operations and development projects. His strategic input has contributed to the company�s significant operational improvement in its hospitals.Prior to Merit, Mr. Thompson was Executive Vice President with Ventas, Inc., a $3 billion NYSE real estate investment trust with a portfolio of over 300 health care facilities. At Ventas he developed and led all acquisition and financing efforts with additional responsibilities including investor relations, all debt financing, treasury and finance and accounting functions. Mr. Thompson previously served as Director of Planning & Development for Vencor Inc. (currently operating as Kindred Healthcare, Inc.), responsible for all transaction activities including all M&A and real estate acquisitions. Mr. Thompson also served as Development Manager for Humana where he held various finance roles, began his M&A experience and assisted with corporate strategic planning. | 