Riveron, a leading advisory firm specializing in business transformation and value creation for CFOs, private equity firms, and other stakeholders, today announced the appointment of Kaile Zagger as Industry Leader, Healthcare & Life Sciences.
Based in New York, Zagger leads the firm’s healthcare consulting platform, spanning provider services, life sciences, and medical technology. The industry team – which includes physicians, clinicians, healthcare executives and experts – has the cross-functional expertise to strategically identify and deliver solutions globally, across multiple regulatory environments.
“Given the expanding need to address complexities in the sector, now is the right time for Riveron to elevate its healthcare leadership, a role ideal for Kaile,” said Sam Shaw, Chief Executive Officer, Riveron. “The firm’s expertise in serving the office of the CFO and private equity clients, combined with Kaile’s knowledge and industry leadership, will open new client paths for growth.”
Riveron, which specializes in addressing opportunities for the office of the CFO as well as private equity sponsors and portfolio companies, brings deep experience to help leaders navigate complex challenges and transform their organizations into engines of strategic value.
“Our clients – providers, payers, healthcare and life sciences companies and investors – are navigating unprecedented complexity. Our industry team is committed to bringing operator expertise, financial discipline, operational depth, and data-driven insights to unlock new value and accelerate transformation across the sector,” said Zagger.
With more than two decades of leading transformations across healthcare and life sciences, Zagger is globally recognized for guiding organizations through operational turnarounds, mergers and acquisitions, strategic repositioning, and complex financial challenges. Previously, Zagger held leadership positions in and has advised Fortune 500 companies, high-growth innovators, and private equity sponsors.
Under Zagger’s leadership, the Healthcare & Life Sciences team will leverage global knowledge to deepen capabilities across restructuring, performance improvement, commercialization, revenue cycle optimization, digital health transformation, and value creation planning for investors.
Riveron’s multidisciplinary expertise enables clients to not only manage transactional complexity but also capture and accelerate value creation, whether preparing for a sale or driving sustainable performance improvements through technology enablement, process redesign, or enhanced reporting capabilities. Coupled with industry domain expertise, Riveron’s hands-on approach helps finance organizations evolve into proactive business partners that drive enterprise growth.
Founded in 2006, Riveron supports the office of the CFO, solving complex challenges and creating lasting improvements to finance, accounting, and technology functions. With over 1,200 professionals across 18 international offices, Riveron teams bring industry perspective and a full suite of solutions to address M&A, financial distress, technology transformation, process improvement, and other complex performance improvement needs. Our multidisciplinary approach combines authenticity, collaboration, and technical expertise to bring clarity to chaos and spur momentum for change. Riveron is backed by affiliates of Kohlberg, with H.I.G. Capital maintaining a minority investment.