A.D.A.M. Names John H. George as Senior Vice President, Sales.ATLANTA -- A.D.A.M., Inc. (Nasdaq: ADAM Adam, the first man, in the Bible Adam (ăd`əm), [Heb.,=man], in the Bible, the first man. In the Book of Genesis, God creates humankind in his image as a species of male and female, giving them dominion over other life. ), a leading provider of health information services See Information Systems. and benefits management solutions, announced today that it has appointed John H. George as Senior Vice President, Sales. George will George Frederick Will (born May 4, 1941) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning, conservative American newspaper columnist, journalist, and author. Education and early career Will was born in Champaign, Illinois, the son of Frederick L. Will and Louise Hendrickson Will. report to Kevin Noland, A.D.A.M.'s President and Chief Executive Officer. A seasoned healthcare executive, George most recently served as Senior Vice President of Sales for Per-Se Technologies, Inc., a publicly traded healthcare software technology firm acquired by McKesson Corporation in January 2007. Under George's direction, the company experienced significant growth within its business services and technology solutions for healthcare. George also was directly responsible for winning key contracts with some of the largest U.S. healthcare U.S. Healthcare is a now-defunct healthcare company. The logo had an apple. The merger with Aetna In 1996, the company merged with Aetna, calling it Aetna U.S. Healthcare. The U.S. Healthcare apple logo was next to the Aetna name, and U.S. Healthcare under it. U.S. providers, and negotiating key contracts with the top U.S. healthcare payers. In addition to his sales role, George served as Per Se's Senior Vice President and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. of Research and Development, overseeing all software development efforts. Prior to his engagement with Per Se, he held the role of Vice President of North American Operations North American operation Surgical oncology Radical surgery of a 'frozen pelvis', consisting of radical en bloc resection of the uterus and urinary bladder. See 'Frozen pelvis.'. Cf 'All-American' and 'South American' operations. for Synavant, a large developer of PRM/CRM solutions for the pharmaceutical industry, that was acquired by Dendrite dendrite: see nervous system; synapse. . "I am very pleased to have John join our executive management team. He brings a proven track record in building winning sales organizations that drive long-term growth," said Noland. "His depth of experience and multi-disciplinary skill set will strengthen our ability to position A.D.A.M.'s content, products and health management assets across a broader segment of healthcare, particularly in the healthcare IT and payer markets." About A.D.A.M., Inc. A.D.A.M. (Nasdaq: ADAM) is a leading provider of health information services and benefits management solutions serving healthcare organizations, employers, insurance brokers, consumers, and educational institutions. With an industry-leading employee and HR benefits management platform and one of the largest consumer health information libraries in the world, A.D.A.M. engages consumers to learn about their health and manage their benefit choices while reducing the costs of healthcare and benefits administration. For more information, visit www.adam.com or call 1-800-408-ADAM. |
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