SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Frazier Healthcare Partners, a leading provider of growth capital to healthcare companies, announced today that Rob Kill has joined the firm as an Operating Partner on the Growth Buyout team. He will assist the Growth Buyout group with identifying and executing opportunities in the IT enabled services, manufacturing and distribution spaces.
“Rob has extensive experience as an executive operator in technology-enabled healthcare services, medical products, and IT spaces and we are thrilled he has chosen to join us,” said Ben Magnano, General Partner. “He is an ideal candidate for Frazier Growth Buyout to pursue opportunities and build companies in those spaces that can create substantial value.”
Mr. Kill most recently served as Chairman and CEO of Cogentix Medical Inc., a high-growth global medical device company that manufactures and markets neuromodulation and endoscopy technologies for the minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment of urologic disorders. Prior to Cogentix, Mr. Kill served as Chairman and CEO of Virtual Radiologic Corporation, a provider of technology-enabled outsourced radiology solutions to over 2,500 hospitals. Before joining Virtual Radiologic, Mr. Kill was President of Misys Physician Systems, a developer of electronic medical record and practice management software applications. In this role, he was responsible for a software business serving more than 85,000 physician customers across the United States. Earlier in his career, he also spent 10 years with Baxter Healthcare, where he held senior leadership roles in operations, marketing, and sales.
Mr. Kill holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Notre Dame.
About Frazier Healthcare Partners
Founded in 1991, Frazier Healthcare Partners is a leading provider of growth and venture capital to emerging healthcare service and biopharma companies. With nearly $2.9 billion under management, Frazier has invested in over 170 companies ranging from early-stage venture investments to buyouts of profitable lower-middle-market companies. For 25 years, Frazier has established itself among entrepreneurs and seasoned executives as the preferred partner to help create and rapidly grow market-leading healthcare companies. Frazier Healthcare Partners has offices in Seattle, Wash., and Menlo Park, Calif., and invests broadly across the United States, Canada and Europe.
For more information about Frazier Healthcare Partners, visit the company’s website at http://www.frazierhealthcare.com.
