KHI News Service

TOPEKA — Maynard Oliverius, former president and chief executive officer of Stormont-Vail HealthCare in Topeka, has been named as the health care representative on a business advisory council for House Minority Leader Paul Davis, the Democratic candidate for Kansas governor.

Davis announced the appointment of Oliverius and others to his advisory council Thursday in Lenexa. He also announced plans for economic summits that would be scheduled during the first six months of his administration, if he defeats Gov. Sam Brownback in November’s general election.

“I’m pleased to introduce the economic sector champions who will work with my administration to bring business leaders and other stakeholders together to grow our economy, sector by sector,” Davis said.

In addition to health care, Davis named economic sector leaders for oil and gas, energy, military, aviation, agriculture, small business, transportation and technology.

Oliverius and the other advisory council members would bring together stakeholders from each economic sector to summits, where they would address the challenges and opportunities for growth in each industry.

Oliverius was Stormont-Vail’s chief executive from 1996 to 2012. Prior to that he was executive vice president and a member of the hospital’s management since 1969.