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Kaiser Permanente CEO Tyson dies unexpectedly at 60

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, file photo, Bernard Tyson, chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente, smiles while sitting on a panel at the White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection in Stanford, Calif. Health care provider Kaiser Permanente said Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, that Tyson died earlier in the day, at the age of 60. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, file photo, Bernard Tyson, chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente, smiles while sitting on a panel at the White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection in Stanford, Calif. Health care provider Kaiser Permanente said Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, that Tyson died earlier in the day, at the age of 60. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, file photo, Bernard Tyson, chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente, smiles while sitting on a panel at the White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection in Stanford, Calif. Health care provider Kaiser Permanente said Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, that Tyson died earlier in the day, at the age of 60. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

By Associated Press 2 min read

Health care provider Kaiser Permanente said Sunday its chairman and CEO, Bernard J. Tyson, has died unexpectedly at the age of 60.

No other details were provided in the company’s announcement, which said that Tyson died in his sleep early Sunday.

He was the first African American to head the company as CEO when he took that position in 2013.

Tyson is survived by his wife, Denise Bradley-Tyson, and three sons, Bernard J. Tyson Jr., Alexander and Charles.

The board of directors has named Executive Vice President Gregory Adams as interim chairman and CEO.