About SHC

Soon K. Kim, M.D. is the Chairman of the Board of Signature and has been since its inception in July 2000. He is a psychiatrist board certified in General and Geriatric Psychiatry. He was a practicing psychiatrist for over 25 years; working in private practice and as Medical Director for various hospitals and clinics. Since its inception, Dr. Kim has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Signature. He received a Doctorate of Medicine from the College of Medicine, Seoul University in Seoul, South Korea. Dr. Kim completed his Internship at Niagara Falls Medical Center, Niagara Falls, New York and his residency and fellowship at Wayne County General Hospital in Eloise, Michigan. He is a life member of the American Psychiatric Association and the American Medical Association. Dr. Kim currently serves on the Board of Directors of the University of Southern California School of Gerontology.

Eric Kim has been the Chief Executive Officer of Signature since 2026. Prior to that Mr. Kim was the Chief Strategy Officer from 2016 - 2026. Mr. Kim has been with the company since its inception. He has managed the development of Signature’s financial and hospital management systems, as well as overseen the implementation of infrastructure and information systems at all of Signature’s facilities. Mr. Kim has been involved in Signature’s strategic development, both facility and product development with an emphasis on informatics and research. Mr. Kim has an MBA from the Marshall School of Business at USC.

Alan Eaks is a seasoned healthcare executive with 30 years of experience, most of which has been serving as a hospital CEO.  Alan was a hospital CEO with Signature for over twelve years and  most recently served in other hospital CEO roles with UHS and HCA.  In 2018, he was appointed as a Regional Vice President of Operations and was promoted in 2019 as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.  

As a native of Fort Worth, Texas.  Alan attended college in Texas; obtaining a B.S. in Psychology from Abilene Christian University and a M.S. in Healthcare Administration from Trinity University in San Antonio.  

At his core, Alan values and derives fulfillment in the pursuit of helping others.  He has served in multiple professional organization leadership roles including the Nevada Clark County Public Health Department,  Illinois Hospital Association, The Joint Commission Professional and Advisory Council, and the National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems.  He has also served as a Board Member with the Menomonee Club of Chicago for Boys and Girls, Howard Brown Health Center and Chicago Uptown United.

Laura Sanders is the Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Signature and has been with the company since its inception in 2000. Ms. Sanders has worked in behavioral health since 1997. In addition to advising on all general matters affecting the hospitals, Ms. Sanders currently oversees all areas of compliance, risk management, insurance, financing, employment matters, litigation and contract management. Ms. Sanders also works with the various real estate holding companies and has been intricately involved in all of the real estate financings, acquisitions and development. She received her B.A. in Political Science from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) in 1993 and her Juris Doctorate from the Michigan State University College of Law in 1996. Ms. Sanders is licensed in the state of Michigan; and is an active member of the State Bar of Michigan (Health Care and Employment Law Sections), the Wayne County Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the National Bar Association.

Hana Attar has been with Signature since 2013. Ms. Attar serves as Vice President and Managing Counsel, Strategic Planning, for Signature and the freestanding acute psychiatric hospitals it manages. Ms. Attar is responsible for managing M&A and financing in operations and real estate development. She is also responsible for physician recruitment/retention strategies, escalated hospital regulatory compliance, risk management, licensing/accreditation, litigation management, insurance, and contract management. Ms. Attar has worked in health care since 2006, where she started out in a medical-surgical hospital emergency department. She received her B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Detroit Mercy and her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law where she was also inducted into the National Order of the Barristers. Ms. Attar is licensed to practice in the State of Michigan and is an active member of the State Bar of Michigan, Oakland County Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.

Susie Ear has been the Chief Accounting Officer of Signature Healthcare Services since February 2013. Previously, she served as Chief Financial Officer of one of the facilities since 2011 and Controller over all facilities since 2009. She is responsible for overseeing the general ledger functions, preparing quarterly financial reports, developing policies and procedures, systems and software maintenance and training, workflow and process improvements related to finance and accounting for new acquisitions and current facilities. Other duties include cash management, bank reporting, liaison with external auditors and working with Executives and Senior Management to ensure internal compliance. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from California State University of Fullerton.