Knox Lane, a growth-oriented investment firm, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.

Appoints Joel Tremblay as Chief Executive OfficerSAN FRANCISCO and BOCA RATON, Fla. — July 21, 2026 — Knox Lane, a growth-oriented investment firm, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. ("Cross Country Healthcare" or the "Company"), a leading technology-enabled healthcare workforce solutions company.In conjunction with the closing of the transaction, Joel Tremblay has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Cross Country Healthcare. Kevin C. Clark, Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board, will retire from his leadership roles and will support the Company and Mr. Tremblay to ensure a seamless transition.Mr. Tremblay brings nearly two decades of leadership experience across the healthcare workforce solutions industry. Most recently, he served as President of Medical Solutions, where he played a key role in building and scaling one of the nation's largest clinical staffing organizations."I am honored to lead Cross Country Healthcare as it returns to private ownership and enters its next phase of growth,” said Mr. Tremblay. “With its trusted brand, leading market presence, and differentiated platform, the Company is uniquely positioned to help clients navigate workforce challenges and ensure access to quality patient care. As a private company, we will have an enhanced ability to invest in innovation, strengthen our capabilities, and deliver greater value to clients, healthcare professionals, and the communities we serve. I look forward to working alongside this talented team to build upon the Company's strong foundation and drive long-term growth."The completion of the transaction marks the beginning of a new era for Cross Country Healthcare as a privately held, standalone company focused on advancing workforce solutions through continued investment in technology, innovation, and operational excellence. As part of the transaction, Cross Country Healthcare's locums division has been acquired by All Star Healthcare Solutions, a portfolio company of Knox Lane."Cross Country Healthcare occupies a distinctive position at the intersection of healthcare workforce solutions and technology,” said John Bailey, Managing Partner at Knox Lane and Shamik Patel, Partner at Knox Lane. “The Company has established a recognized market position, a trusted brand, and a differentiated platform designed to address critical workforce challenges across the healthcare ecosystem. We’re thrilled to work with Joel again and look forward to partnering with the entire Cross Country Healthcare team to accelerate innovation, expand capabilities, and create long-term value for clients, healthcare professionals, and stakeholders.”"I am incredibly proud of the Cross Country Healthcare team and everything that we have accomplished. For more than four decades, Cross Country has been committed to helping healthcare organizations address workforce challenges and ensure access to quality patient care,” said Mr. Clark. “This transaction marks an important next step for the Company's future, and I am confident Knox Lane’s strategic partnership and Joel’s proven leadership will support the Company’s growth and evolution. I look forward to seeing the organization build on its legacy of leadership while continuing to serve clients and healthcare professionals with excellence."<h3>Advisors</h3>BofA Securities, Inc. served as exclusive financial advisor to Cross Country Healthcare and delivered a fairness opinion to the Cross Country Healthcare Board of Directors. Davis Polk &amp; Wardwell LLP served as legal counsel to Cross Country Healthcare. MTS Health Partners served as exclusive financial advisor to Knox Lane and Kirkland &amp; Ellis LLP served as its legal counsel.<h3>About Cross Country Healthcare</h3>Cross Country Healthcare is a technology-driven healthcare workforce solutions company that helps healthcare organizations solve complex labor challenges. Through its staffing, advisory, and workforce technology capabilities, Cross Country supports health systems across nursing, allied health, and nonclinical service lines.Through Intellify, its workforce intelligence platform, Cross Country helps healthcare leaders gain greater visibility across workforce spend, supplier performance, labor demand, and operational execution, supporting faster decisions and stronger workforce outcomes. Learn more at <a href="/content/www.CrossCountry.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.CrossCountry.com</a> and <a href="www.Intellify.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.Intellify.com</a>.<h3>About Knox Lane</h3>Knox Lane is a growth-oriented investment firm based in San Francisco, comprised of a team of accomplished investors and operators with a strong track record of partnering with leading companies to accelerate growth. Knox Lane employs an investor-operator mindset and provides support across human capital, brand management, AI and digital transformation, sourcing, supply chain and logistics, strategic acquisitions, and business development. For more information, visit <a href="/content/www.knoxlane.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.knoxlane.com</a>.<h2>Media Contacts</h2>Knox LaneErik Carlson / Woomi YunJoele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher212-355-4449&nbsp;Cross Country/IntellifyKaren Varga-Sinka<a href="mailto:Kvargasinka@crosscountry.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kvargasinka@crosscountry.com</a>

KNOX LANE COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE

Cross Country

Exclusive agreement strengthens Intellify® with advanced forecasting and optimization capabilities to help health systems improve staffing precision, operational efficiency and labor cost performance

Exclusive agreement strengthens Intellify® with advanced forecasting and optimization capabilities to help health systems improve staffing precision, operational efficiency and labor cost performance
BOCA RATON, Fla., May 14, 2026 — Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCRN), a technology-driven healthcare workforce solutions company, today announced an exclusive 36-month partnership to bring the Optimé workforce strategy and planning solution into Intellify®, Cross Country’s workforce intelligence platform.
Optimé adds advanced forecasting, analytics and workforce optimization capabilities to Intellify, helping health systems better align workforce supply with patient demand, improve resource utilization, reduce labor cost per unit of service and spend less time making manual staffing decisions.
At a time when labor remains one of healthcare’s largest and most volatile costs, Optimé strengthens Cross Country’s strategy to combine workforce expertise, technology and intelligence into a more predictive and differentiated workforce offering for the healthcare market.
“Health systems do not need more dashboards. They need better decisions, better visibility and better operational control,” said Kevin Clark, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cross Country. “Optimé strengthens our ability to help clients manage labor more intelligently and more proactively, and it expands the value we are building through Intellify and across the enterprise.”
“Intelligence only matters if it changes how decisions are made and improves outcomes,” said Darrick Sogabe, Chief Product Officer of Cross Country. “That is the standard we are building with Intellify. Optimé adds advanced forecasting and optimization capabilities that make our platform stronger, more actionable and more valuable for health systems trying to manage workforce complexity with greater precision and control.”
The Optimé solution is designed to integrate across major EHR, HR, payroll and time-and-attendance systems, including Epic, Kronos and Lawson. Its capabilities complement Cross Country’s growing workforce intelligence strategy by adding a more advanced optimization layer to the company’s technology-enabled approach.
&nbsp;“Health systems are under constant pressure to align staffing with patient demand more accurately and more efficiently,” said Shoaib Abbasi, Founder and Chairman of Strategic Systems International. “Through this partnership, the Optimé solution can reach more organizations through a partner that understands the operational complexity of healthcare labor and shares our belief that better decisions start with better intelligence.”
The exclusive agreement marks another step in Cross Country’s evolution from workforce solutions provider to technology-enabled workforce partner. As the company continues to expand Intellify, the Optimé solution strengthens its ability to help health systems move from fragmented workforce management to a more predictive, integrated and performance-driven labor strategy.
<h2>About Cross Country Healthcare</h2>
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCRN) is a technology-driven healthcare workforce solutions company, delivering an AI-powered digital platform and advisory services backed by 40 years of healthcare labor expertise to help health systems optimize and sustain their entire labor ecosystem.
Through Intellify®, its cloud-based workforce and vendor management platform designed to integrate with core hospital systems, Cross Country helps improve transparency across the labor ecosystem.
Intellify® unifies workforce management across service lines, including non-clinical, nursing, allied health and locums, into a single, centralized view of internal and contingent labor. Powered by real-time analytics and AI-driven insights, the platform helps leaders forecast demand, optimize labor utilization, streamline workflows and improve cost efficiency while supporting high-quality care delivery.
<h2>About Strategic Systems International USA Ltd.</h2>
Strategic Systems International (SSI) is a global technology company specializing in enterprise solution development, AI systems, and digital transformation. With solutions like Optimé, SSI builds intelligent platforms that combine advanced analytics, machine learning, and optimization to help organizations improve decision-making, operational efficiency, and long-term performance.
Optimé is a specialized advanced analytics solution focused on end-to-end workforce optimization for health systems. Launched in 2010 and drawing on three decades of healthcare workforce technology expertise, Optime consists of a cloud-based suite including SmartANALYTICS, SmartSTRATEGY, SmartSCHEDULE, SmartSTAFF, and SmartPRODUCTIVITY, to help hospitals align staffing with patient demand in real time. The company serves acute care, procedural, specialty, and other care settings with integrations across leading healthcare enterprise systems.
<h2>Media Contacts</h2>
Cross Country/Intellify®
Karen Varga-Sinka

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Strategic Systems International/Optimé
 Danish Elahi Khan
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Cross Country Expands AI-Powered Workforce Intelligence for Health Systems Through Exclusive Optimé Solution

a market-leading provider of workforce solutions and tech-enabled staffing, recruitment and advisory services, today released its fifth annual nursing survey

Fifth annual survey finds nurses remain deeply committed to patient care as workforce expectations, flexibility needs and support priorities continue to evolve

 BOCA RATON, Fla., May 5, 2026: Cross Country Healthcare (NASDAQ: CCRN), a market-leading provider of workforce solutions and tech-enabled staffing, recruitment and advisory services, today released its fifth annual nursing survey, <a href="https://www.crosscountry.com/2026-nurses-survey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Purpose Under Pressure: The State of Nursing in 2026,</a> developed in collaboration with Florida Atlantic University’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing.

Based on insights from more than 2,000 nurses and nursing students across the United States, the study offers a comprehensive look at the current state of the profession, including what continues to motivate nurses, where workplace pressures are increasing and how healthcare organizations can better support the workforce at the center of patient care.
The findings point to a profession defined by resilience, purpose and change. Despite continued workforce pressures, nurses remain deeply connected to the meaning of their work. Eighty-three percent of nurses say they entered the profession to make a meaningful impact on patients’ lives, up from 66% in 2022.
“Purpose remains one of the strongest forces in nursing,” said Kevin Clark, Chairman and CEO of Cross Country Healthcare. “Nurses continue to choose this profession because they want to make a difference. At the same time, the data makes clear that the workforce experience is changing, and healthcare organizations have an opportunity to respond with more flexibility, better support and a renewed focus on retention.”
The survey also shows that practical career considerations are playing a larger role in how nurses evaluate their future. Sixty-two percent of respondents cited flexibility and lifestyle as key drivers, while 52% cited job security. These findings reflect a workforce that remains mission-driven while also seeking greater balance, stability and long-term sustainability.
Since 2022, the data shows several areas where pressure on nurses has increased:
<ul style="margin-left:20px">
 <li>Burnout rose from 39% to 67%</li>
 <li>Pay and benefits concerns more than doubled, from 24% to 53%</li>
 <li>Nearly half of nurses, 49%, report feeling undervalued, up from 26%</li>
 <li>Short staffing and high patient ratios increased from 53% to 61%</li>
</ul>
 
“These findings are more than warning signs. They are a roadmap,” said Hank Drummond, PhD, RN, Enterprise Chief Nurse Executive and Divisional Senior Vice President at Cross Country Healthcare. “Nurses are telling us what they need to continue doing the work they love in a way that is sustainable. Now it is up to healthcare leaders to listen, respond and take meaningful action.”
Even as current nurses report increasing pressure, the future pipeline remains strong. Ninety-nine percent of nursing students say they are excited about their future in the profession, driven by a passion for helping others, confidence in career stability and a desire to contribute to meaningful work.
“Today’s nursing students are entering the profession with optimism, purpose and a realistic understanding of the challenges ahead,” said Cameron Duncan, Ph.D., DNP, APRN, the Holli Rockwell Eminent Dean at Florida Atlantic University’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing. “That combination matters. It gives healthcare leaders, educators and workforce partners an important opportunity to better prepare, support and retain the next generation of nurses.”
The report underscores a profession at an important moment. Nurses remain committed to their calling, but the systems around them must continue to evolve. From staffing models and scheduling flexibility to career development, recognition, compensation and technology-enabled workforce planning, the findings point to clear opportunities to strengthen the nursing experience and support better outcomes across care settings.
To download the full report, visit: <a href="https://www.crosscountry.com/2026-nurses-survey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.crosscountry.com/2026-nurses-survey</a>
<h3>About the Study</h3>
Purpose Under Pressure: The State of Nursing in 2026 is based on responses from more than 2,000 nurses and nursing students across the United States, representing a range of roles and care settings. Cross Country Healthcare conducted the study in collaboration with Florida Atlantic University’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing.
<h3>About Cross Country Healthcare</h3>
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCRN) is a technology-driven healthcare workforce solutions company, delivering an AI-powered digital platform and advisory services backed by 40 years of healthcare labor expertise to help health systems optimize and sustain their entire labor ecosystem.
Through Intellify®, its cloud-based workforce and vendor management platform designed to integrate with core hospital systems, Cross Country helps improve transparency across the labor ecosystem. Intellify® unifies workforce management across service lines, including non-clinical, nursing, allied health and locums, into a single, centralized view of internal and contingent labor. Powered by real-time analytics and AI-driven insights, the platform helps leaders forecast demand, optimize labor utilization, streamline workflows and improve cost efficiency while supporting high-quality care delivery.
<h3>About Florida Atlantic University</h3>
Florida Atlantic University serves more than 32,000 undergraduate and graduate students across six campuses along Florida’s Southeast coast. Recognized as one of only 13 institutions nationwide to achieve three Carnegie Foundation designations - <a href="https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/articles/carnegie-classification-research.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">R1: Very High Research Spending and Doctorate Production</a>,” “<a href="https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/articles/fau-named-an-opportunity-college-and-university-by-the-carnegie-classifications" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Opportunity College and University</a>,” and <a href="https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/articles/2026carnegiecommdesignation.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carnegie Community Engagement Classification</a> - FAU stands at the intersection of academic excellence and social mobility. Ranked among the Top 100 Public Universities by&nbsp;U.S. News &amp; World Report, FAU is also nationally recognized as a Top 25 Best-In-Class College and cited by&nbsp;Washington Monthly&nbsp;as “one of the country’s most effective engines of upward mobility.” To learn more, visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.fau.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.fau.edu</a>.&nbsp;
<h2>Media Contact</h2>
Karen Varga-Sinka
Cross Country Healthcare
<a href="mailto:Kvargasinka@crosscountry.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kvargasinka@crosscountry.com</a>
813-944-7124
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Gisele Galoustian
Florida Atlantic University
<a href="mailto:ggaloust@fau.edu" rel="noopener noreferrer">ggaloust@fau.edu</a>
561-985-4615

Cross Country Healthcare and Florida Atlantic University’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Release Purpose Under Pressure: The State of Nursing in 2026

A technology-driven healthcare workforce solutions company, is marking 40 years of healthcare workforce leadership with an accelerated investment in workforce intelligence. 

BOCA RATON, Fla., April 28, 2026 — Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCRN), a technology-driven healthcare workforce solutions company, is marking 40 years of healthcare workforce leadership with an accelerated investment in workforce intelligence. The company is combining end-to-end contingent workforce management with AI and predictive analytics, built on four decades of healthcare labor data, to help health systems turn fragmented workforce information into faster decisions, lower costs, and smarter operations.
The milestone reflects Cross Country’s continued evolution from staffing provider to technology-enabled workforce partner, with a growing proprietary technology portfolio creating a path for growth across all of its lines of business. Anchored by Intellify®, the company’s market-leading workforce intelligence platform, Cross Country is helping health systems turn fragmented workforce data into faster decisions, lower costs, and smarter operations across every labor category and service line. As the platform’s capabilities expand, so does Cross Country’s ability to extend that intelligence into adjacent and high-opportunity markets, including locums, home-based care and education.
“For 40 years, operational discipline and innovation have been in our DNA,” said Kevin Clark, Chief Executive Officer of Cross Country Healthcare. “That foundation now powers a more intelligent workforce infrastructure, one that helps organizations design, predict, and optimize labor strategy with a level of precision that simply was not possible before. We are not reacting to complexity anymore. We are getting ahead of it.”
Cross Country’s approach is grounded in four decades of delivery across complex clinical and operational environments shaped by compliance standards, regulatory requirements, and frontline execution, where precision has a direct impact on patient outcomes. That real-world foundation differentiates the company’s AI capabilities from technology-first entrants in the market.
“Anyone can build a dashboard,” Clark said. “Building intelligence that performs under real-world pressure, at scale, in regulated environments where getting it wrong has consequences, is an entirely different discipline. That is what 40 years earns you.”
Cross Country is advancing Intellify beyond what legacy VMS platforms were built to do, connecting contingent labor, locums, compliance, scheduling, and workforce analytics into a single platform that both manages and optimizes the entire labor ecosystem. With locums capabilities live today, Intellify gives health systems immediate visibility into physician coverage needs, utilization patterns, supplier activity, and aggregated spend across the enterprise, helping bring cost control, containment, and operational transparency to a category that has historically been difficult to manage at scale. Enhanced with AI, the platform helps health systems benchmark against the market, model cost scenarios, identify spend trends, and act on what their data is already telling them.
The company’s broader proprietary technology portfolio also includes Xperience™, its mobile platform that helps healthcare professionals discover opportunities and manage their careers digitally, strengthening engagement and retention across Cross Country’s talent network.
“Workforce is one of the most consequential operational challenges in healthcare today,” Clark said. “The organizations that lead the next decade will not be the ones with the most staff on call. They will be the ones with the clearest picture of what they need, the tools to act on it immediately, and a platform that manages the complexity so their teams can focus on care. That is the direction we are building toward, and we intend to lead it.”
To learn more about Intellify® and the future of workforce intelligence, visit Intellify.com.
<h2>About Cross Country Healthcare</h2>
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCRN) is a technology-driven healthcare workforce solutions company delivering an AI-powered digital platform and advisory services backed by 40 years of healthcare labor expertise. Through Intellify®, its cloud-based workforce intelligence platform, Cross Country turns fragmented workforce data into faster decisions, lower costs, and smarter operations. Purpose-built for healthcare and designed to integrate with core hospital systems, Intellify unifies contingent labor, compliance, scheduling, and analytics into one secure platform so health systems can see their workforce clearly and act on it immediately.
<h2>Media Contact</h2>
Karen Varga-Sinka
Cross Country Healthcare
<a href="mailto:Kvargasinka@crosscountry.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kvargasinka@crosscountry.com</a>
813-944-7124

Cross Country Healthcare Marks 40 Years

Cross Country Healthcare Marks 40 Years, Building the Next Generation of Workforce Intelligence and Orchestration Company Accelerates Launch Of Embedded Ai And Predictive Analytics Across End-to-end Contingent Workforce Operations

a technology-driven healthcare workforce solutions company, today announced the appointment of Darrick Sogabe as Chief Product Officer, advancing the company’s commitment to expanding its technology portfolio and accelerating a more intelligent, connected approach to workforce strategy.

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 Architect of&nbsp;Intellify® to lead next phase of product strategy, platform innovation, and enterprise growth&nbsp;
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BOCA RATON, Fla., April&nbsp;23, 2026&nbsp;—&nbsp;Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCRN), a technology-driven healthcare workforce solutions company, today announced the appointment of Darrick Sogabe as Chief Product Officer, advancing the company’s commitment to expanding its technology portfolio and accelerating a more intelligent, connected approach to workforce strategy.&nbsp;
With more than 20 years of experience spanning product strategy, technology innovation, and enterprise platform development, Sogabe has played&nbsp;a central role&nbsp;in shaping Cross Country’s product vision and broader innovation roadmap. As an architect of&nbsp;Intellify®, Cross Country’s flagship cloud-based workforce intelligence platform, he has helped build and advance one of the company’s most important technology assets. In his new role, he will lead product strategy and roadmap development across the enterprise, helping drive the next phase of innovation, intelligence, and growth.&nbsp;
“Darrick has already helped shape one of the most important parts of our technology future,” said Kevin Clark, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cross Country. “He has&nbsp;demonstrated&nbsp;the product vision, market understanding, and execution discipline we need as we continue building a more intelligent, connected, and scalable business. He is the right leader to help drive the next phase of innovation across our platform&nbsp;strategy.”&nbsp;
As Chief Product Officer, Sogabe’s focus will include advancing&nbsp;Intellify&nbsp;beyond what legacy VMS platforms were built to do, connecting contingent labor, compliance, scheduling, and workforce analytics into a single intelligence layer enhanced with agentic AI that helps health systems benchmark against the market, model cost scenarios, and act on what their data is already telling them.&nbsp;
“Intellify&nbsp;was built because health systems were making million-dollar workforce decisions with incomplete data spread across disconnected systems,” said Darrick Sogabe, Chief Product Officer of Cross Country. “What comes next is closing the gap between the data they already have and the decisions they need to make faster, with less manual work and more financial precision.”&nbsp;
Through&nbsp;Intellify®, its cloud-based workforce intelligence platform, Cross Country turns fragmented workforce data into faster decisions, lower costs, and smarter operations. Purpose-built for healthcare and designed to integrate with core hospital systems,&nbsp;Intellify&nbsp;unifies&nbsp;contingent labor, compliance, scheduling, and analytics into one secure platform so health systems can see their workforce clearly and act on it&nbsp;immediately.&nbsp;
Sogabe’s appointment reflects Cross Country’s broader strategy to strengthen its position as a technology-driven workforce&nbsp;solutions leader by pairing deep healthcare labor&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;with scalable digital platforms, predictive analytics, and intelligent automation. As the company celebrates 40 years of healthcare workforce leadership, it continues to invest in solutions that help clients improve labor visibility,&nbsp;optimize&nbsp;workforce deployment, and drive stronger operational and care outcomes.&nbsp;
<h2>About Cross Country Healthcare&nbsp;</h2>
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCRN) is a technology-driven healthcare workforce solutions company, delivering an AI-powered digital platform and advisory services backed by 40 years of healthcare labor&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;to help health systems&nbsp;optimize&nbsp;and sustain their entire labor ecosystem.&nbsp;
Through&nbsp;Intellify®, its cloud-based workforce and vendor management platform designed to integrate with core hospital systems, Cross Country helps improve transparency across the labor ecosystem.&nbsp;Intellify® unifies workforce management across service lines, including non-clinical, nursing, allied health, and locums, into a single, centralized view of internal and contingent labor. Powered by real-time analytics and AI-driven insights, the platform helps leaders forecast demand,&nbsp;optimize&nbsp;labor&nbsp;utilization, streamline workflows, and improve cost efficiency while supporting high-quality care delivery.&nbsp;
<h2>Media C﻿ontact</h2>
Karen Varga-Sinka, Cross Country
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813-944-7124

Cross Country Appoints Darrick Sogabe as Chief Product Officer, Advancing the Company’s Growing Technology Portfolio

ross Country Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCRN), a technology-driven healthcare workforce solutions company, today announced the appointment of Chris Tyrell as Chief Information Officer, supporting the company’s next phase of enterprise technology investment and execution as it advances its AI, automation, and platform strategy.

<img src="https://cdn.builder.io/api/v1/image/assets%2Fec23c65f480b4f8699dc832816bf2973%2Fd7cbd274499646139ebad8262f2bdab9" height="30%" width="50%/"><h2 style="text-align: center;">Technology leader joins as company expands&nbsp;Intellify® and strengthens AI, automation, and digital infrastructure across the enterprise</h2>BOCA RATON, Fla., April 21, 2026 — Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCRN), a technology-driven healthcare workforce solutions company, today announced the appointment of Chris Tyrell as Chief Information Officer, supporting the company’s next phase of enterprise technology investment and execution as it advances its AI, automation, and platform strategy.&nbsp;Tyrell joins Cross Country with more than 20 years of executive technology leadership across workforce solutions, staffing, software, and supply chain environments. He most recently served as Chief Technology Officer at Eclipse Advantage, where he led enterprise platform strategy, large-scale systems transformation, and technology initiatives focused on operational performance, automation, and growth.&nbsp;His appointment comes as Cross Country continues to expand&nbsp;Intellify®, its market-leading workforce intelligence platform, while scaling broader enterprise capabilities designed to improve speed, visibility, interoperability, and decision-making across the business.&nbsp;“Technology&nbsp;has to&nbsp;do more than support the business. It&nbsp;has to&nbsp;move it,” said Chris Tyrell, Chief Information Officer of Cross Country. “What drew me to Cross Country is the opportunity to help build a more connected, intelligent, and scalable enterprise. The company has real operating depth, strong market relevance, and a clear ambition to lead through better platforms, better data, and smarter execution. That is the kind of foundation you can build on in a meaningful way.”&nbsp;As CIO, Tyrell will lead Cross Country’s enterprise technology organization, with&nbsp;responsibility&nbsp;spanning infrastructure, systems modernization, platform integration, cybersecurity, AI enablement, and digital transformation. He will work closely with business and functional leaders to strengthen the company’s technology backbone while accelerating innovation across client-facing, candidate-facing, and internal capabilities.&nbsp;“We are not investing in technology to keep up. We are investing&nbsp;to lead,” said Kevin Clark, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cross Country. “Chris understands that technology is not a support function. It is a growth&nbsp;lever, an operating&nbsp;lever, and a competitive advantage. He brings the experience, urgency, and execution mindset to help us strengthen the enterprise, scale&nbsp;Intellify, and execute the next phase of our AI and technology roadmap.”&nbsp;&nbsp;Tyrell’s appointment reflects Cross Country’s broader commitment to building a more intelligent, integrated, and future-ready AI-driven operating model, one designed to strengthen workforce solutions delivery while expanding the company’s long-term technology advantage. That strategy includes&nbsp;continued investment in predictive workforce intelligence, workflow automation, system interoperability, and digital tools that improve outcomes for clients, clinicians, and internal teams.&nbsp;<h2>About Cross Country Healthcare</h2>Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCRN) is a technology-driven healthcare workforce solutions company, delivering an AI-powered digital platform and advisory services backed by 40 years of healthcare labor&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;to help health systems&nbsp;optimize&nbsp;and sustain their entire labor ecosystem. Through&nbsp;Intellify®, its cloud-based workforce and vendor management platform designed to integrate with core hospital systems, Cross Country helps improve transparency across the labor ecosystem.&nbsp;Intellify® unifies workforce management across service lines, including non-clinical, nursing, allied health, and locums, into a single, centralized view of internal and contingent labor. Powered by real-time analytics and AI-driven insights, the platform helps leaders forecast demand,&nbsp;optimize&nbsp;labor&nbsp;utilization, streamline workflows, and improve cost efficiency while supporting high-quality care delivery.&nbsp;&nbsp;<h2>Media C﻿ontact</h2>Karen Varga-Sinka, Cross Country<a href="mailto:Kvargasinka@crosscountry.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kvargasinka@crosscountry.com</a>813-944-7124

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