Carefx Bolsters Executive Team with Technology and Marketing Leadership.-- Company's momentum is reflected in appointment of industry veterans, Ping Zhang and Amy Ferretti --SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Carefx Corporation today announced that Dr. Ping Zhang and Amy Ferretti have joined the executive team as EVP/chief technology officer and vice president of marketing, respectively. With more than 20 years of technology, software engineering management and business experience, Dr. Zhang has worked with organizations ranging from start-ups to some of the world's best known technology companies. His credentials include leadership of highly successful large-scale development projects for QuadraMed, Siemens, ABB and GTE/Verizon. Dr. Zhang earned his Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in China at age 19 and then a Master of Science in Computer Engineering and a Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas strives to be known as a "nationally competitive, student-centered research university serving Arkansas and the world." The school recently completed its "Campaign for the 21st Century," in which the university raised more than $1 billion for the school, used . Dr. Zhang is responsible for technology strategy, the product roadmap and development including the strategic expansion of the company's flagship Patient Information Aggregation platform, Fusion from Carefx(TM). Ms. Ferretti, who is directing the company's re-branding efforts, has more than 15 years of integrated marketing experience in the healthcare technology space, with a concentration on corporate positioning and brand development. A strong background in strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. , product marketing and marketing communications, Ms. Ferretti has developed groundbreaking programs for leading healthcare technology companies, including Clinicom, Quadramed, Lumedx, Sunquest/Misys and Concuity. At Carefx, Ms. Ferretti is responsible for all market-facing initiatives. "We are thrilled to have Ping and Amy as a part of our management team," said Andrew J. Hurd, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Carefx. "They both bring deep experience and strong track records of success as leaders in the healthcare IT market. Their energy and passion for our business are a perfect fit and a great addition to the Carefx team." About Carefx Carefx is the only provider of an open and scalable Patient Information Aggregation platform that provides clinicians real-time access to information residing in disparate applications. Fusion from Carefx(TM) aids clinicians with sleek, intuitive and flexible access to patient information and satisfies IT imperatives by fully leveraging legacy investments within an open architecture. Carefx is the preferred partner to leading infrastructure and application vendors, including Cerner, GE Medical Systems, McKesson, Siemens Medical Solutions Siemens Medical Solutions (Siemens Med) is a supplier to the healthcare industry, and is headquartered in Erlangen, Germany. Its U.S. division, Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., is a Delaware corporation, with headquarters in Malvern, Pennsylvania. , IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Novell and CA. For more information, visit http://www.carefx.com/. Carefx Contact: Tina Nunziato Director of Marketing 480-833-5010 x421 tnunziato@carefx.com Media Contact: Andrew Dod Abovo Group 678-597-3355 adod@abovogroup.com First Call Analyst: FCMN Contact: CONTACT: Tina Nunziato, Director of Marketing of Carefx, +1-480-833-5010 x421, or tnunziato@carefx.com, or Media, Andrew Dod of Abovo Group, +1-678-597-3355, or adod@abovogroup.com Web site: http://www.carefx.com/ |
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