About CQuence Health

Kyle Salem, Ph.D. is Chief Executive Officer at CQuence Health. As CEO, Dr. Salem ensures CQuence’s portfolio companies have the strategic guidance, professional services and investment capital they need to shape the future of healthcare and positively impact patients’ lives and experiences.

Dr. Salem also currently serves as President and CEO of Cassling, CQuence’s flagship portfolio company, which provides customer-centric imaging and therapeutic technology, services and solutions. He joined Cassling in 2005 as Director of Clinical Imaging Technology and was promoted to Vice President of Advanced Imaging and Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Development. While at Cassling, he completed the Kellogg Management Institute at the Kellogg School of Management.

Kyle was named president of Cassling in 2017 and, since that time, the company has seen tremendous growth, expanding its geographic reach and growing its market presence resulting in 40% revenue growth. Focusing the company’s efforts on strengthening community healthcare, developing long-term relationships and delivering world-class service, Kyle has helped Cassling position itself for a run to impact 350 million patient lives by 2030. He was named CEO of Cassling in 2023.

Dr. Salem graduated summa cum laude with a degree in biomedical engineering from Case Western Reserve University, where he also earned his doctorate in 2002. Dr. Salem served as a research scientist for Siemens Medical Solutions, where he managed U.S. research collaborations at nationally known facilities such as Duke University, Emory University, University of California – Davis, University of Texas – Southwestern, Princeton University, and the National Institute of Mental Health.

Kyle is passionate about the future model of care coordination, payment reform and new technologies in healthcare delivery. He routinely speaks to healthcare clinicians and professionals on topics related to the shifting healthcare landscape. He contributes to a number of community and arts organizations through either board participation or donated time to lead strategic planning efforts.

Mike Haywood is the Chief Financial Officer at CQuence Health and Cassling. He joined CQuence in 2015 and is responsible for accounting, financial reporting and financial planning. Mike graduated from the University of Nebraska – Omaha in 2002 with a Bachelor's degree in Finance and completed his MBA at the University of Bellevue in 2015 in Accounting & Finance. Before joining Cassling, he worked at ConAgra Foods and Kiewit in various finance and accounting roles.

Randy Wobig is Chief Information Officer for CQuence Health and Cassling. He oversees all corporate information technology, as well as facility planning and management. He is a graduate of UNMC’s College of Allied Health Professions with an associate’s degree in radiography and a bachelor’s degree in diagnostic medical sonography.

He joined Cassling in 1999 as a Clinical Network Specialist. He was promoted to Director, Clinical Applications, and later to Vice President of Services, where he managed Cassling’s applications support, PACS service support, and project managers. Before joining the team, Randy spent 14 years gaining hands-on diagnostic imaging and digital imaging systems management experience at Nebraska Medicine.

Bruce Stec is Vice President of People and Culture for CQuence Health and Cassling. Bruce is responsible for aligning organizational goals and objectives with human resource programs and projects to ensure a unified culture throughout all of CQuence. Bruce graduated from the University of Nebraska at Kearney and has earned both his Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR®) certification and his Society for Human Resource Management Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) certification. He joined CQuence in 2013 after nearly 20 years of human resources management and consulting roles.

Tana Phelps is the Vice President of Marketing for CQuence Health and Cassling. Tana is responsible for managing the strategy, planning, growth and development of marketing for all CQuence portfolio companies. She studied journalism, marketing and advertising at the University of Nebraska Lincoln, and earned a Certificate of Excellence in Business through the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. Prior to joining CQuence in 2011, Tana was communications manager at NRC Health, a national patient satisfaction survey vendor and research organization. Tana is a published blogger and author with features in Midwest Medical Edition magazine.

Chad Brough is the Vice President of Growth at CQuence Health. His diverse experience spans across the healthcare delivery system, from rural community hospitals and large, complex multi-hospital systems to academic medical centers and the largest provider of home care in the world. Throughout his 30-year career in healthcare leadership, Chad has led with an entrepreneurial spirit by building high growth strategies for new programs and service lines. He joined CQuence in 2023; he was previously the Chief Experience Officer at Nebraska Medicine and later became Vice President of Health Care Transformation at Home Instead.