Mark Fredrickson has been named the new executive director at Gold Cross Ambulance in Menasha (Appleton). Fredrickson will replace Jack Hill, who will retire Jan. 31 after 29 years at Gold Cross. Fredrickson will assume his new role Feb. 1.

“Three years ago we developed a strategic plan for succession and enlisted outside experts to help guide us,” Thomas Veeser, Gold Cross Ambulance Service board president and chief nursing officer at Affinity Health System, said in a statement. “The board agreed Mark is the right person to succeed Jack and continue to move Gold Cross forward as the leader in providing the best in EMS care in northeast Wisconsin.”

Fredrickson began with Gold Cross 25 years ago as a paramedic. He has been operations director since 2000. He serves on the Wisconsin EMS Board, where he was recently appointed by Gov. Scott Walker to a fourth three-year term. He also serves on the board of the North Central EMS Institute, and is a co-founder, past president and current board member of the Professional Ambulance Association of Wisconsin (PAAW).

A search is underway for Fredrickson’s successor as the operations leader.

Gold Cross provides paramedic-level care for 911 medical emergencies and non-emergency transport services to more than 260,000 people in portions of Outagamie, Winnebago, Calumet and Waupaca counties, responding to more than 17,000 calls each year. It is jointly owned by Affinity Health System and ThedaCare.