AMN Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: AMN) appointed James Taylor as group president and chief operating officer for physician and leadership solutions.

In his position, Taylor will lead AMN’s locum tenens, interim leadership and physician and executive search businesses. He will report to CEO Susan Salka.

“James brings a wealth of strategic insight and diverse experiences that will enable our physician and leadership businesses to evolve and become a more critical total talent solutions partner for clients,” Salka said in a statement.

Taylor comes to AMN from Delaware North, where he served as president of that company’s Sportservice division since April 2019.

Prior to Delaware North, Taylor spent 18 years at Sodexo where he had a variety of management roles included CEO, healthcare in London.

He also served as director of operations for Coca Cola in Dallas before Sodexo.