March 30, 2000 16:57
Healtheon/WebMD Names Microsoft Executive Charles Stevens To
Board of Directors
Microsoft, Healtheon/WebMD Joint Presence at Upcoming HIMSS Conference Demonstrates Success of 10-Month Relationship
ATLANTA and REDMOND, Wash., March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Healtheon/WebMD Corporation (Nasdaq: HLTH), the first end-to-end Internet healthcare company connecting physicians and consumers to the entire healthcare industry, and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced that Charles Stevens, Vice President of the Business Solutions Group for Microsoft, will join the Healtheon/WebMD Board of Directors.
"The addition of Charles Stevens to our board and our upcoming joint presence at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2000 conference demonstrates that our relationship with Microsoft is continuing to strengthen," said Jeff Arnold, chief executive officer of Healtheon/WebMD. "We're pleased Microsoft has chosen Charles to join our board, because his vantage point as the leader of Microsoft's Business Solutions Group, which includes the healthcare industry worldwide, gives him a broad and deep perspective on the rapidly changing needs of the global healthcare industry."
Stevens will fill a vacancy on the Healtheon/WebMD board created by the resignation of Laura Jennings from her post as vice president of Worldwide Strategic Planning at Microsoft. In his leadership position at Microsoft, Stevens is responsible for establishing Microsoft(R) products and technologies as the leading platform for business applications. A Microsoft executive since 1984, Stevens brings almost 20 years experience to the Healtheon/WebMD board.
"I'm very excited about joining the board of one of Microsoft's most strategic healthcare commerce partners,"
said Stevens, vice president of the Business Solutions Group at Microsoft. "Healtheon/WebMD is well positioned to utilize the Internet and the Microsoft Windows(R) 2000 platform to bring cost- saving efficiencies to the administration of healthcare and improve the delivery of care for patients. I welcome the opportunity to advise Healtheon/WebMD as we continue our joint mission of connecting consumers, physicians and healthcare institutions." |
