FORT MYERS, Fla., May  03, 2024  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Oncology Network ("AON" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: AONC), a rapidly growing network of community-based oncology practices, announced today that Dave Gould will step down as Chief Financial Officer, effective May 17, 2024, to pursue other opportunities. AON has appointed David Afshar, a seasoned public company executive, to fulfill the responsibilities of interim Chief Financial Officer, effective May 20, 2024. AON has initiated a process for a new Chief Financial Officer.

Afshar is an experienced Chief Financial Officer with strong financial, operations and administrative experience in high-performing environments. He has over 25 years of experience in healthcare services, beginning in public accounting and progressing to Chief Financial Officer.

Afshar is seasoned in both private equity-backed and public company environments and has a thorough understanding of key stakeholder needs, including public and private equity shareholders, physician shareholders, lenders and rating agencies. He has served as the Chief Financial Officer at companies from $300 million in revenue to over $1.8 billion. This includes companies with operations in over 300 locations across the country in pediatric and adult home healthcare, long-term acute care, and multi-specialty physician practices.

"I'd like to thank Dave for his contributions to our team and business over the last several years, where he played a meaningful role in helping us achieve the important milestone of becoming a public company. We appreciate his support and wish him the best in his future endeavors," said Todd Schonherz, AON Chief Executive Officer. "Our shared focus at AON remains unchanged: providing best-in-class cancer care to patients in their local communities. We remain confident in our strategic plans and the significant growth opportunities ahead of us, and I look forward to working closely with David to ensure a smooth transition."