Eric Proctor named new chief people officer at BVHS

Blanchard Valley Health System has announced that Eric Proctor will become its new chief people officer. In this role, Proctor will drive the talent strategy for more than 3,300 associates and oversee corporate public relations and marketing, and the Blanchard Valley Health Foundation. He is set to begin his role on Jan. 9, 2023. Before joining BVHS, Proctor served as the vice president of people and culture business transformation at Novant Health, an integrated four-state health system in the Southeast. At Novant Health, Proctor managed areas spanning organizational development and engagement, compensation and benefits, human resources information systems, and talent communications. Before entering health care, Proctor was the director of strategic communications and recruitment at Wake Forest University and assistant vice president of compensation and benefits communication administration at BB&T Corporation (now Truist). He received his Master of Science degree in Integrated Marketing Communications from the West Virginia University Reed College of Media, in Morgantown, West Virginia. "Careers in the healthcare industry are ever-evolving," shared Proctor. "It is exciting to be on the BVHS team where we can develop new ways to recruit, retain and support our workforce."