FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
John Donlon, UZURV’s Founding CEO, Continues Involvement
RICHMOND, VA., November 11, 2024 — UZURV has finalized its leadership transition, naming Ned Freeman to the position of Chief Executive Officer.
He succeeds John Donlon, the founding CEO, who will continue his role as a member of UZURV’s Board of Directors and serve as UZURV’s President.
“The Board conducted an extensive national search for our next CEO, seeking the right person to continue to build on UZURV’s significant positive momentum and growth trajectory,” said Gary LeClair, Chair of the Board. “It became clear through this process that Ned’s extensive experience, mission focus, deep understanding of this business, and support from the team made him the best choice for UZURV’s next phase of growth. Ned has been instrumental in helping build the collaborative, mission-driven culture of this team, and the Board is confident that UZURV’s exceptional growth trajectory will continue to accelerate with his strategic leadership.”
“As we make this change, the Board, on behalf of UZURV’s full team and investors, would also like to thank John Donlon for his vision and leadership in founding UZURV and for the continuing relationship-building and advocacy efforts planned in his new role as President,” added LeClair.
“I’m grateful for the opportunity to work with this exceptional team as our CEO,” said Freeman, “Mobility independence is for everyone. But every single day one in four people find it difficult to get where they want to go. And it just doesn’t have to be that way. UZURV’s innovative technology platform and service save communities millions of dollars while radically improving quality and reducing the cost of mobility for people with disabilities, older adults, and others who need assistance to move about their community. This entire team is committed to making mobility independence as easy as it should be for everyone across this country. It’s hard. It’s fun, and even with the exceptional growth we’ve experienced over the past few years, we’ve just barely scratched the surface of what’s possible.”
Ned Freeman joined UZURV in 2019 as EVP of Marketing as the company began its national expansion. In 2021 he became the company’s Chief Operating Officer, and UZURV has since grown to provide assisted community mobility in more than 20 regions across the country. Freeman brings 30 years of organization-building executive experience in marketing, product development, and operational leadership to the CEO role – with a team-first, results-focused leadership style.
About UZURV
Mobility independence is for everyone. UZURV helps communities lower the cost of transportation for people with mobility challenges – while delivering much more reliable, timely service that appropriately meets the needs of each rider. The UZURV Assisted Mobility Platform simplifies the operation and management of onboarding, managing compliance, dispatching, and monitoring assisted community mobility services. The platform provides powerful program management and reporting tools for mobility management, transportation systems, and service providers, including UZURV’s own Adaptive Transportation Network (Adaptive TNC) service model. UZURV’s Adaptive TNC onboards fully FTA-compliant drivers for ADA Paratransit and rider choice programs. UZURV holds contracts for assisted community mobility services with more than 35 organizations across the United States, including five of the top ten largest ADA paratransit programs by rider volume. UZURV was founded in 2017 and is based in Richmond, Va. For more information about UZURV, visit https://uzurv.com/.