Extendicare Inc. said that its chairman, Mel Rhinelander, announced that he will be stepping down as chairman by the end of the year 2013. In its second-quarter earnings release, the company said that Rhinelander, a director since May 2000 and chairman since December 2008, will remain a member of the board of directors. The company's board has approved Benjamin Hutzel to replace Rhinelander as chairman when Rhinelander steps down.