Livingston—Five area residents, Robert D. Marcus of Short Hills, Evan Ratner of Short Hills, Ryan Schinman of West Orange, Gregg Gottsegen of Livingston and Alison Grann of Short Hills, were recently named to the board of trustees at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health flagship facility.
“Our newest class of board members brings a wealth of experience and expertise to our board as we continue to expand our award-winning tertiary and quaternary services throughout the region,” said Richard Kogan, chairman, Saint Barnabas Medical Center board of trustees.
“These trustees are joining Saint Barnabas Medical Center at a very exciting time of the hospital’s history. With the opening of the Cooperman Family Pavilion in the fall and the continuous evolution of the healthcare landscape, their breadth of experience and knowledge will enhance our organization,” states Bruce Schonbraun, vice chairman, Saint Barnabas Medical Center trustees.
“I welcome our newest board members and thank them for bringing their passion, talent and dedication to further Saint Barnabas Medical Center in our mission to provide compassionate care, healthcare excellence and superior service to our patients and their families,” said Stephen P. Zieniewicz, FAHCE, president and chief executive officer, Saint Barnabas Medical Center.
Mr. Marcus, a media and telecommunications executive, spent 18 years with Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC), most recently as chairman and chief executive officer. He led the company through its 2016 merger with Charter Communications, and orchestrated the company’s spinoff from Time Warner Inc. in 2009, its IPO in 2007 and its acquisition of Adelphia Communications in 2006. Mr. Marcus received a J.D. from Columbia Law School in 1990, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and an editor of the Columbia Law Review.
Mr. Ratner is a partner/portfolio manager at Chatham Asset Management. Prior to joining Chatham in 2009, Mr. Ratner had an 18-year career at DLJ/Credit Suisse in investment banking, high-yield research and distressed research, serving as a managing director and head of distressed research. Earlier in his career, he was a financial analyst with Goldman Sachs Investment Banking Group focusing on financial institutions. Mr. Ratner earned an M.B.A in finance from Columbia University Graduate School of Business in 1991, as well as a B.A. in economics from Columbia College in 1985.
Mr. Schinman is the founder of Mayflower Entertainment, a worldwide entertainment marketing consulting agency, which has been responsible for orchestrating some of the largest endorsement transactions between Madison Avenue and Hollywood. After he graduated from the University of Florida, he was a sports agent at Athletes & Artists and three years later was named chief marketing officer of Worldwide Sports and Entertainment. Thereafter, he founded the consulting company Platinum Rye Entertainment, which during his tenure as chief executive officer represented more than 30 Fortune 500 companies and more than 40 advertising and public relations agencies. Mr. Schinman presently serves on the board of the Kessler Foundation.
Mr. Gottsegen is the president of Commercial Trailer Leasing, Inc., a family owned and operated trailer lessor doing business throughout the United States and Canada. He grew up in Beachwood, Ohio, and attended The Ohio State University. Mr. Gottsegen transferred to the University of Maryland, College Park, where he graduated from the School of Business. For the past 12 years, he has been a trustee on the Barnabas Health Hospice board and has chaired their annual golf outing. He is an active member at Essex County Country Club serving on both the membership and finance committees.
Alison Grann, MD, is chairwoman, department of radiation oncology, Saint Barnabas Medical. Board-certified in radiation oncology, she joined Saint Barnabas from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center where she worked in the department of radiation oncology for five years. Dr. Grann completed her undergraduate degree at George Washington University in Washington, DC, followed by her medical degree at the George Washington University School of Medicine. She completed residencies in internal medicine at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, and in radiation oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, New York.
