Novant Health CEO Carl Armato announces retirement, former NHRMC leader to take over

Novant Health CEO Carl S. Armato will retire effective December 31, ending nearly three decades with the health system. The organization announced that chief operating officer John Gizdic will become president and interim CEO on January 1, 2027. Novant operates 22 hospitals and about 900 locations across the Carolinas. Armato became CEO in 2012 and oversaw the system’s expansion, including the addition of several regional hospitals.