symplr announced the appointment of Andrew Langford as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.
Langford joins symplr as the company continues scaling its investment in AI-powered innovation for healthcare operations. He succeeds Tom Fink, who had served as interim CFO since early 2026, and will support a smooth leadership transition.
symplr is a provider of enterprise healthcare operations software backed by Clearlake Capital Group and Charlesbank Capital Partners. The company said Langford will help guide its next phase of value creation, operational excellence, and strategic growth.
Langford previously served as Executive Vice President at Zelis, where he oversaw financial strategy, treasury, enterprise pricing, and operational planning for the healthcare and financial technology company.
Throughout his career, Langford has led major transactions and complex integrations across the Americas and Europe. He also brings experience in investor relations, growth strategy, and M&A. Before joining Zelis, Langford spent nearly a decade at Global Payments in a series of senior finance leadership roles.
As CFO of symplr, Langford will work with company leaders to support long-term business performance, financial discipline, and strategic investment initiatives. He will oversee financial planning and analysis, accounting, treasury, investor relations, M&A, and other financial functions.
symplr provides enterprise healthcare operations software and services through a cloud-based platform spanning workforce, quality, provider data management, and spend solutions. The company said its technology is trusted by 9 of 10 U.S. hospitals and more than 400 U.S. health plans.
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“Andrew brings the strategic perspective, financial discipline and operational acumen that will help guide symplr through its next phase of growth. His expertise in scaling global organizations, executing strategic transactions and partnering across the business will be instrumental as we continue to invest in AI-powered innovations that reduce complexity, enhance care quality and deliver value for our customers.”
Venkat Kavarthapu, CEO of symplr
“symplr’s leadership position in healthcare operations and its commitment to practical AI innovation create a compelling opportunity to drive long-term growth while helping customers solve some of healthcare’s most pressing challenges, especially at this pivotal moment for the industry. I look forward to joining the company and partnering with leaders across the business seeking to accelerate momentum, advance innovation and create long-term value for customers, employees and investors.”
Andrew Langford, Chief Financial Officer of symplr
