Dennis Wade

Dennis Wade joins Corizon, a manufacturer of correctional health care solutions, as Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer with a primary location in the Brentwood corporate headquarters. He will also have an office in St. Louis at the firm’s operations headquarters. “Dennis’ extensive background and experience in health care make him an excellent addition to the Corizon team,” said CEO Rich Hallworth. Prior to Corizon, Wade most recently served as Vice President and CHRO with Baptist Health Care in Pensacola, Fla. There, he had corporate-wide accountability for all human resources functions and activities, including strategic planning, talent and performance management, recruitment, executive and incentive compensation, employee labor relations, information systems, benefits, organizational development, and training. Additionally, during his tenure at Baptist, the organization scored in the 93rd percentile of employee satisfaction in a database of 345 hospitals, and the Human Resources department scored in the 97th percentile, underscoring his commitment to meeting the needs of employees.