Regional Health Properties, Inc. announced that accomplished finance executive Benjamin A. Waites has joined the company, effective September 8, 2020, as its new Chief Financial Officer. In this role, Waites will help lead the company's efforts to drive value through strategic focus, team development, and operational and financial excellence. Since June 2010, Mr. Waites served as Vice President of Finance and Assistant Treasurer for Cajun Operating Company, Inc. He also previously served as Chief Accounting Officer of Lavie Healthcare, RARE Hospitality and The Capital Grille. In these positions, Mr. Waites developed and led financial teams that supported domestic and international growth platforms and was instrumental in a variety of strategic and capital transactions. He started his career in public accounting, with positions in both the Entrepreneurial Services Group and Audit department of Ernst & Young. Mr. Waites will report directly to Brent Morrison, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President.