Cone Health selects Krakovitz as new chief executive RICHARD CRAVER Staff Reporter Dec 23, 2025 Dec 23, 2025 Updated Dec 29, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Cone Health said Tuesday it has concluded a nationwide search by hiring Dr. Paul Krakovitz as its chief executive, effective March 16.kAmzC2<@G:EK 4FCC6?E=J :D 2? 6I64FE:G6\:?\C6D:56?46 2E E96 :?G6DE>6?E 7:C> @7 rC6DD6J U2>Aj r@] @7 !2C< r:EJ[ &E29[ H:E9 2 7@4FD @? 962=E942C6 DJDE6>D]k^AmkAmw6 :D 2 AC24E:4:?8 A65:2EC:4 @E@=2CJ?8@=@8J A9JD:4:2? 2E E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 &E29[ 7@4FD:?8 @? 62C[ ?@D6 2?5 E9C@2E 5:D@C56CD]k^AmkAmr@?6[ @?6 @7 E96 %C:25’D =2C86DE 6>A=@J6CD[ 92D >@C6 E92? `b[___ 6>A=@J66D[ :?4=F5:?8 >@C6 E92? f__ A9JD:4:2?D 2?5 `[g__ A2CE?6C A9JD:4:2?D] xED ?6EH@C< 92D 7@FC 24FE6\42C6 9@DA:E2=D[ 2 3692G:@C2= 962=E9 724:=:EJ[ 2? 244@F?E23=6 42C6 @C82?:K2E:@? 2?5 2 962=E9 A=2?]k^Am People are also reading… Friday Five: Two new restaurants, Panda Fest, lawncare and acting broke Concord beach music Hall of Fame singer dies in crash Second arrest made in Rowan fentanyl trafficking investigation Andy Langford: One councilperson's response to outcry against ICE detention center As drought worsens Concord asks customers to conserve water Buying a home in Concord costs far more than renting, a new study finds Commissioners Notebook: Board discusses opioid settlement funds; revisions to Emergency Operations Plan Cabarrus Scroll: Outstanding performances and athletes moving to the next level Friday Five: Fast food fun, beer, plants, running and poetry Cabarrus Brewing goes statewide in 10th year NC facing 'wild west' crossroads with cannabis usage, regulations Concord named among nation’s best places to live in 2026 Bubba Wallace to be honored by Boys & Girls Club along with his 300th start Logan Community among two dozen added to Historic Places list Friday Five: Traffic, a new restaurant, houses and more kAm“sC] zC2<@G:EK :D 2 E9@F89E7F=[ >:DD:@?\5C:G6? =6256C[ 2?5 xV> 4@?7:56?E 96 H:== 8F:56 r@?6 w62=E9 :?E@ :ED ?6IE 492AE6C H:E9 A2DD:@? 2?5 G:D:@?[Q sC] y26H@? #JF[ 49:67 6I64FE:G6 @7 r@?6 A2C6?E 4@>A2?J #:D2?E w62=E9[ D2:5 :? 2 ?6HD C6=62D6]k^AmkAmQ(6’C6 6I4:E65 E@ 4@?E:?F6 56=:G6C:?8 @? #:D2?E w62=E9’D G:D:@? 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