Leslie Davis will succeed UPMC CEO and president Jeffrey Romoff later this year as Romoff’s 48-year tenure at the organization’s helm ends.

The UPMC Board of Directors unanimously selected Davis to take Romoff’s role, effective Aug. 1. Romoff will serve as president emeritus, transferring his role as a resource to Davis until Oct. 1.

Davis brings with her 30 years of health care experience, and was most recently executive vice president of UPMC and president of the Health Services Division. She also served as president of UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital from 2004 to 2018, along with serving as chief operating officer of the Health Services Division for three years. Before joining UPMC, Davis was president of Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia, part of Tenet Healthcare Corp.

“For almost 50 years, Jeff’s entrepreneurial outlook has created growth and success for the UPMC-University of Pittsburgh partnership in ways that have fueled cutting-edge medical innovations while transforming health care in our region,” Patrick Gallagher, chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh, said in a statement. “UPMC has selected the right leader to follow in Jeff’s footsteps, and I am excited for all of the collaborations and innovations to occur as Leslie leads UPMC forward.”