APH News & Press
W. James Lintner, Jr. elected Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the
American Printing House for the Blind, Inc.
News Release: Louisville, Kentucky, April 19, 2004
W. James Lintner, Jr. has been elected chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Printing House for the Blind (APH). He has served on the board since 1998.
APH's board of trustees sets policy and provides direction for the world's largest company devoted solely to making products for people who are visually impaired. Founded in Louisville in 1858, this non-profit company is the oldest institution of its kind in the United States. The federal Act to Promote the Education of the Blind, passed in 1879, made APH the main supplier of educational materials for visually impaired students in the U.S.
ABOUT W. JAMES LINTNER, JR.
- Mr. Lintner is President of River Hill Capital, LLC. He organized River Hill in June 1996, to develop, establish, or expand strategic and managerial relationships with a select group of privately held or smaller publicly held companies. The principals of River Hill provide financial or operational advisory services and may invest in or otherwise acquire equity ownership in these promising companies.
- In 1995 and '96, Mr. Lintner provided management consulting and financial advisory services to a midwest based medical independent practice association and several other companies engaged in healthcare and related service businesses.
- In 1977, Mr. Lintner co-founded CompDent Corporation, a private dental HMO Company providing managed care dental and vision benefits. In 1995, CompDent was acquired by APPS Dental, Inc., an Atlanta based publicly traded managed dental care company. At the time it was acquired, CompDent was licensed in 14 states, had over 400,000 members, more than 4,700 employer groups, and more than 1,400 dentists and specialists.
- In 1971, Mr. Lintner received his BA degree in Business Administration from Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky. He did graduate work at the University of Louisville in 1975-1976.
- He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1971 to 1975, attaining the rank of captain.
Selected Honors and Board Service:
- Received Kentucky and Southern Indiana's Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 1994
- Inducted into the Bellarmine Alumni Gallery of Distinguished Graduates in 1997.
- Named Alumnus of the Year for Bellarmine University in 1997
In addition to his service on the board of trustees of APH, Mr. Lintner is a Director of Eastgate Hotel Associates, LLC, Alexa Enterprises, Inc. and he is on the Advisory Boards of Trilogy Health Services, LLC, and Community Bank.
Contact Roberta Williams, Public Affairs and Special Projects Manager, for more information. Telephone: 1 -800-223-1839 or (502) 895-2405; e-mail: rwilliams@aph.org
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