Riveron Appoints Kaile Zagger to Lead Healthcare and Life Sciences Practice, Strengthening CFO and Private Equity Service Capabilities
Riveron has appointed Kaile Zagger as the head of its healthcare and life sciences industry practice, where she will lead consulting services in this sector, covering healthcare services, life sciences, and medical technology, aiming to help clients navigate complex challenges and create value.
DALLAS— Riveron, a leading consulting firm focused on business transformation and value creation services for CFOs, private equity firms, and other stakeholders, today announced the appointment ofKaile Zaggeras the leader of its Healthcare and Life Sciences industry practice.
Based in New York, Zagger will lead the firm's healthcare consulting platform, spanning healthcare providers, life sciences, and medical technology. The industry team comprises physicians, clinicians, healthcare executives, and specialists with cross-functional expertise, capable of strategically identifying and delivering solutions globally across diverse regulatory environments.
"Given the growing need to address industry complexity, this is the right time for Riveron to elevate its healthcare leadership, and this role is a great fit for Kaile," said Sam Shaw, CEO of Riveron. "The firm's expertise in serving the CFO office and private equity clients, combined with Kaile's knowledge and industry leadership, will open new growth paths for clients."
Riveron focuses on solving opportunities for the CFO office as well as private equity sponsors and portfolio companies, leveraging deep experience to help leaders navigate complex challenges and transform their organizations into engines of strategic value.
"Our clients—including healthcare providers, payers, healthcare and life sciences companies, and investors—are navigating unprecedented complexity. Our industry team is dedicated to combining operational expertise, financial discipline, operational depth, and data-driven insights to unlock new value and accelerate transformation across the industry," said Zagger.
Zagger brings more than two decades of transformation leadership experience in healthcare and life sciences, recognized globally for guiding organizations through operational turnarounds, M&A, strategic repositioning, and complex financial challenges. Previously, Zagger held leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies, high-growth innovative enterprises, and private equity sponsors, and advised them.
Under Zagger's leadership, the Healthcare and Life Sciences team will leverage global knowledge to deepen capabilities in restructuring, performance improvement, commercialization, revenue cycle optimization, digital health transformation, and developing value creation plans for investors.
Riveron's multidisciplinary expertise enables clients not only to manage transaction complexity but also to capture and accelerate value creation—whether preparing for a sale or driving sustainable performance improvement through technology enablement, process redesign, or enhanced reporting capabilities. Combined with industry domain expertise, Riveron's hands-on approach helps finance organizations evolve into forward-looking business partners that drive enterprise growth.
About Riveron
Founded in 2006, Riveron supports the CFO office, solving complex challenges and creating lasting improvements in finance, accounting, and technology functions. With more than 1,200 professionals across 18 international offices, Riveron's team brings 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 momentum to change. Riveron is backed by affiliates of Kohlberg, with H.I.G. Capital holding a minority stake.
