VerusMed Names Jack E. Angel to Board of Directors.NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- VerusMed, a leading provider of medical information to physicians and other healthcare professionals, announced today that Jack E. Angel has joined its board of directors. "The experience Jack brings to the VerusMed board of directors is highly valued. Jack is a well-regarded leader in healthcare communications and media, and has played an important role in helping build some of the industry's most successful companies," said Scott McQuigg, President 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. of VerusMed. "His experience providing valuable information to physicians and healthcare professionals and his knowledge of the issues facing the healthcare communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. will be a strong asset for our company." Angel is President of Greenwich Communications (GCL GCL - General Control Language. A portable job control language. ["A General Control Interface for Satellite Systems", R.J. Dakin in Command Languages, C. Unger ed, N-H 1973]. ), based in Greenwich, Conn., a healthcare communications and consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a . Prior to founding GCL, Angel served as Executive Vice President for Medical Economics Company, based in Montvale, N.J., a leading medical publisher. In addition, he served as President for Patient Care Communications, Inc., based in Darien, Conn., a healthcare information and education company dedicated to physicians and physician networks; President of International Thomson Technology Information, Inc.; and Publisher of Physicians Desk Reference (PDR PDR A trademark for Physicians' Desk Reference, a group of reference books containing drug listings, especially one for prescription drugs. PDR ) and Drug Topics. Angel currently serves as a Board Director for various companies, including Gold Standard Multimedia (recently acquired by Elsevier) in Tampa, Fla., Wicks Medical Information in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , N.Y., Current Psychiatry, in Montvale, N.J., and Global Edge, Inc., in New York, N.Y. Angel is active in several industry organizations and is currently the Executive Director of the Coalition for Healthcare Communications Foundation, based in New York, N.Y., a non-profit educational foundation that conducts research on the quality and value of healthcare marketing communications Marketing communications (or marcom) are messages and related media used to communicate with a market. Those who practice advertising, branding, direct marketing, graphic design, marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, sponsorship, public relations, sales, sales . Additionally, Angel was one of the original members of the Working Group on Communication of Ethical Guidelines for Gifts to Physicians from Industry, and served as President of the Association of Medical Publications and the Pharmaceutical Advertising Council. Angel holds an M.B.A. from New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the in Manhattan, N.Y., and a B.M.E. from State University of New York (body) State University of New York - (SUNY) The public university system of New York State, USA, with campuses throughout the state. in New York, N.Y. Angel joins existing VerusMed board members Koleman Karleski, John Marchica, Scott McQuigg and Rob Smith. About VerusMed VerusMed, An Evolution of Faxwatch, provides timely, unbiased medical information to physicians, healthcare professionals, industry executives and patients. With its concise and objective editorial approach, VerusMed ensures that physicians and healthcare professionals receive the most relevant therapeutic updates. With more than 200,000 readers across several dozen therapeutic and industry segment-specific publications, VerusMed is able to leverage its market connectivity to help companies in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, hospital and managed care industries to establish brands and build rapport with key audiences. The company has twice been named to the Inc. 500 list of America's fastest-growing companies. To learn more, visit www.VerusMed.com or call 800-763-3329. |
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