Omega Healthcare names Matthew Gourmand CEO, adds him to board effective Oct. 1, 2026
OHI•Omega Healthcare Investors named President Matthew P. Gourmand president and CEO effective Oct. 1, 2026, succeeding retiring CEO C. Taylor Pickett. Gourmand will also join the board that day, filling Pickett’s seat for the remainder of a term expiring in 2027.
1. Leadership transition
Omega Healthcare Investors named President Matthew P. Gourmand president and CEO effective Oct. 1, 2026, succeeding retiring CEO C. Taylor Pickett. Gourmand will also join the board that day, filling Pickett’s seat for the remainder of a term expiring in 2027.
2. Gourmand’s background
Gourmand has led corporate strategy and investor relations roles at the company since 2017. He previously worked as an equity portfolio manager at Millennium Partners and Stevens Capital Management, with earlier roles at UBS and Deloitte.




