Burke W. Whitman

BURKE W. WHITMAN is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of Triad Hospitals, Inc., where he is responsible for developing and
implementing the company’s corporate financial strategy. Mr. Whitman
joined Triad in February 1999 with a background in health care, finance
and development. Also in that year, he led the company’s spinoff as a
separate, publicly-held company. He was previously President and CFO of
Deerfield Healthcare Corporation, Vice President-Finance and Development
of Almost Family, Inc., and an Investment Banker with Morgan Stanley. He
has served on active duty and in the reserves as an Officer in the U.S.
Marine Corps and serves on the Board of Marine Corps University. Mr.
Whitman holds a BA degree from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Harvard
University.