Excellence Headquarters™, Management Company for The CORE Institute®, announced that Peter J. Slate, a seasoned healthcare professional with extensive experience in all aspects operations, finance and business development, has accepted the position of Chief Business Development Officer.
“Peter will play an important role as we continue to pursue the national expansion of our best-in-class care and services,” said Dr. David J. Jacofsky, Chairman and CEO of Excellence Headquarters. “We are thrilled to add his experience and business development expertise to our leadership team.”
“The CORE Institute’s impressive growth from three physicians to more than 500 employees and multiple locations across Arizona and Michigan during its first nine years is only matched by the national reputation it has earned as healthcare innovator,” said Slate. “I’m very excited to join the talented team at Excellence Headquarters and The CORE Institute as the organization continues its national expansion.”
Prior to joining Excellence Headquarters, Mr. Slate was the U.S. Managing Director of ElMindA, Ltd., a neuro-technology company based in Tel Aviv, Israel that developed a novel technology for the diagnosis and treatment of brain disorders. Prior to ElMindA, Mr. Slate was the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Bonovo Orthopedics, Inc., a leading international provider of orthopedic products with offices in the U.S., Europe and throughout China.
Mr. Slate also founded and served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DragonTech International, a leading designer and manufacturer of protective work wear to Fortune 500 companies. In addition, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Arizona Technology Enterprises (AzTE), a company dedicated to creating medical device and technology-based start-ups from innovations developed at Arizona State University and related research institutes. He practiced as a corporate attorney with the law firm of Katten Muchin Rosenman, where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions, securities and private equity transactions. Mr. Slate has also held senior positions with Baxter International Inc. and Primecare International, Inc., a physician practice management company. He serves on a number of corporate and non-profit Boards, including Bonovo Orthopedics, Inc. and BioAccel, an Arizona-based bioscience company accelerator.
