Brian Setzer, former executive vice president of health and wellness at Walmart, has been named CEO of Nashville, Tenn.-based Newport Healthcare, effective Dec. 9.

Elevance Health has named Corbin Petro as president of Carelon Behavioral Health. 

Hightop Health has named Raymond Kotwicki, MD, as chief medical officer. 

In February, Cincinnati Children's Hospital will welcome Laurel Leslie, MD, as the inaugural director of its new Mental and Behavioral Health Institute. 

Wickenburg, Ariz.-based Meadows Behavioral Health has named Kate Renwick-Espinosa as its next CEO. 

Here are 18 mental healthcare executives who have taken on new roles in the last three months, as reported by Becker's since May 21:

Cara McNulty, DPA, has been named CEO of Vibrant Emotional Health. 

American Addiction Centers made three leadership changes, adding mental health leaders Shelley Plemons, Tikisha Ousley and Joy Sutton to its executive team.

Denver-based eating disorder treatment program provider EDCare appointed Mark Allen, MD, its medical director of psychiatry.

Digital mental health company Headspace has named Tom Pickett as CEO. 

Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital named Hun Millard, MD, vice chief of psychiatry and behavioral health. 

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital has named Doug Leonardo as CEO of its new behavioral hospital. 

The co-founder and COO of Plymouth, Minn.-based CARE Counseling plans to step down from his role, the Twin Cities Business Journal reported June 26. 

Several behavioral health organizations have named new top executives in the first half of 2024. 

Tanmay Mathur has been named vice president of Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital. 

BayMark Health Services has named Marshal Salomon CEO. 

Acadia Healthcare has named Nasser Khan, MD, as Chief Operating Officer.

Talkspace has named Ian Harris as CFO, and current CFO Jennifer Fulk will step down, according to a May 21 news release. 

The Center for Youth Mental Health at NewYork-Presbyterian, based in New York City, has expanded the roles of two of its leaders. 

Mass General Brigham's McLean Hospital has appointed Jeanne McElhinney, RN, as associate chief nursing officer.