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Longitude Health Names Former Dynatech CEO and WebMD VP to Board of Directors Tue, Oct 7 2008
Expanded Board Strengthens Company’s Position as Leading Health and Productivity Improvement Provider to the Middle Market
Somerset, NJ – October 7, 2008 – Longitude Health, Inc., www.longitudehealth.com provider of web-based, guided health and wellness solutions for mid-size, self insured companies, today announced the election of former Dynatech CEO, and WebMD Vice-President, John Reno and Richard Vietor respectively, to its board of directors. The new board members will be joined by current members Jan Swaney, Tracy Korman and Phillip Smith.
“John and Richard bring to the Longitude Board a wealth of experience, connections and resources,” said Tracy Korman, CEO and president, Longitude Health. “As a former CEO of a publically traded company, John is well positioned to advise our management team and provide the perspective of our employer customers. Richard brings to the board a unique perspective as both a leading health industry analyst and a former executive with WebMD.”
John Reno, retired president, CEO and chairman of Dynatech Corporation, started as an investment banker with G.H. Walker and was selected for partnership in 1971. Reno served in various senior operating positions until being named president and CEO of Dynatech in 1993 and chairman in 1995. A recognized authority on corporate governance, Reno has also provided guidance as a board member to Millipore Corporation, Boston’s Museum of Science and WGBH Television and Radio.
Richard Vietor, president of R.R. Vietor LLC, providers of advisory services on corporate strategy, capital markets, and communications for healthcare companies, previously served as vice president of WebMD Corp (now HLTH Corp), where he focused on investor and strategic issues. While at WebMD, Vietor was on the team that completed the successful public offering of the company's WebMD Health subsidiary. As managing director at Merrill Lynch, Vietor was a senior member of investment banking teams providing services to specialty pharmaceutical, generic, drug distribution and medical IT companies. As Merrill Lynch's senior pharmaceutical research analyst and global coordinator, Vietor covered a broad list of major pharmaceutical, specialty pharmaceutical, biotechnology, drug distribution, and pharmacy benefit companies in the U.S. Additionally, Vietor has extensive experience serving on the boards of public and private companies.
“The strengthening of our board is a critical step in the evolution of Longitude Health as a leading provider of health and productivity improvement solutions for employers, physicians and consumers,” continued Korman. “With our innovative, comprehensive and collaborative approach, Longitude is well positioned to have a major impact on employee health, employer productivity and shareholder value.”About Longitude Health, Inc.
Based in New Jersey and with operations in Missouri, Longitude Health longitudehealth.com is a privately-held, investor-backed company offering comprehensive web-based, guided health and productivity improvement solutions for mid-size, self-insured businesses. Its flexible tools and holistic approaches provide incentives, integrate with primary care physician oversight and enable social networking support for a completely collaborative solution leading to sustainable, long-term, healthy life style habits. Longitude Health’s MyHealthVillage.com portal and HealthGuides provide businesses with a highly-valued employee benefit while at the same time improving productivity and reducing health related costs. For further information on Longitude Health visit longitudehealth.com.
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