Warbird Consulting Partners Names Pieter deRijke Director of Healthcare Business Development and IT Solutions

Veteran healthcare executive will develop customized solutions for healthcare clients utilizing Warbird’s unique service offering

(Atlanta, GA – November 6, 2013) – Warbird Consulting Partners, a provider of financial management solutions for business, healthcare and government organizations, today announced the addition of veteran healthcare operations and IT expert Pieter “P.J.” deRijke as director, healthcare business development and IT solutions. In this capacity, deRijke will work primarily with executive leaders of the company’s healthcare clients to develop customized service offerings utilizing Warbird’s Healthcare CFO Network, Business Solution Network, IT solutions and on-demand project management teams.

 “I am very excited to have P.J. join the Warbird healthcare team. He brings very broad and deep insight and expertise into finance, interim talent programs and particularly IT solutions, with a financial orientation,” said Doug Fenstermaker, managing director and executive vice president, healthcare at Warbird Consulting Partners. “For hospitals and physician practices, I think this perspective is unique and could be a big help to our CFO and CIO clients across the country.”

 Prior to joining Warbird, deRijke served as regional director for Beacon Partners where he provided advisory and technology services to help clients improve operational, clinical and financial performance through large-scale implementation of electronic health records and health information systems. He was also a project engineer for Fujifilm Medical where he helped healthcare providers implement enterprise-wide picture archive communication systems and network solutions.

 “Warbird’s healthcare services consistently produce solid results for clients and is among the highest levels of client satisfaction I have seen,” said deRijke. “I am very excited to be joining the Warbird team and look forward to seeing its healthcare practice continue to grow and succeed.”

 Warbird’s healthcare practice has been a leading source of growth since the company was founded in January 2012. Utilizing a unique on-demand staffing model unmatched in the professional services industry, Warbird provides highly-skilled work teams to assist healthcare clients with complex financial management, accounting, mergers and acquisitions, IT and other organizational initiatives while ensuring operational continuity. The company’s Healthcare CFO Consulting Network provides seasoned healthcare CFOs to work with incumbent CFOs and other executive team members as mentors, project leaders or interim chief financial officers.

 Launched earlier this year, Warbird’s Healthcare Business Solution Network offers clients access to a national network of pre-qualified business firms with niche healthcare solutions. The network allows Warbird to develop a seamless implementation team tailored to the specific needs of any client, whether provided by Warbird or its business partners.

 “We are financial people for financial people” said Fenstermaker. “That is what makes us unique in healthcare consulting and differentiates us from other firms.”

About Warbird Consulting Partners

Founded in 2012, Warbird Consulting Partners is a professional services firm based in Atlanta, Georgia, that specializes in scalable, value-driven financial management solutions. Warbird’s key areas of expertise include project management, accounting advisory, government agencies and healthcare, with services delivered on-demand by highly-experienced professionals. The company provides cost-saving, measurable results to Fortune 500 companies, healthcare organizations, government agencies and small- to medium-sized businesses. For more information, visit www.warbirdconsulting.com.