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Connexall USA Drives Continued Growth with New VP of SalesBOULDER, Colo. --(Business Wire)-- In response to an increasing demand from hospital and health networks for its healthcare connectivity and collaboration solution, Connexall USA today announces the appointment of Bob Kennedy as vice president of sales to lead and expand the company's rapid sales growth in the U.S. market. "Bob's comprehensive knowledge of health care technology and electronic medical record (EMR) markets, coupled with an accomplished sales background and experience building strategic partnerships for distinguished vendors, aligned perfectly with our mission to become the premier provider of a hospital-wide interoperability engine," said John Elms, president of Connexall USA. "We asked Bob Kennedy to join the Connexall team because of his extensive experience in health care technology sales, and we are confident in his ability to lead and support the sales team as we face unprecedented growth." Over the past 20 years, Kennedy has served in a range of executive leadership positions at health care organizations, where he gained strong industry enterprise and sales experience selling multi-million dollar systems and managing C-level relationships. Prior to joining Connexall, Kennedy most recenty led sales efforts at Kryptiq, provider of healthcare information exchange and integrated delivery networks. Previously, Kennedy served as vice president of health care for the Americas at Vignette, vice president of sales at McKesson Provider Technologies and vice president of sales at MedPlus, a Quest Diagnostics Company. "Interoperability across a hospital is necessary to advance efficiency in hospitals, driving a need for solutions that integrate hospital devices and systems. My decision to join Connexall USA is a reflection of my confidence in their critical contribution to the health care technology industry," said Kennedy. "In the coming quarters I expect my team to achieve significant business growth and to add to Connexall USA's already impressive roster of customers." Connexall USA plans to leverage Kennedy's expertise to further expand its U.S. presence. The company most recently announced the University of Michigan Health System selection of Connexall USA as its system-wide integration platform to connect clinical alarm and alert data from medical devices to communications devices, wireless phones and pagers for its new 348-bed C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital. About Connexall USA, Inc. Connexall USA, Inc. is the leading developer of a hospital-wide interoperability engine that empowers disconnected people, tasks and devices across the care continuum. Its capabilities act as a backbone for enterprise workflow, facilitating the critical exchange of actionable health information at the moment it matters. Based on more than 20 years of R&D efforts, the software connects to a broad range of clinical, IT/facilities systems and communication devices. Headquartered in Boulder, Colo., Connexall works with more than 600 hospitals and health systems, including some of the world's most renowned and progressive organizations, such as Johns Hopkins, Oklahoma Heart Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital and The Disney (News - Alert) Cancer Center. Its parent company, GlobeStar Systems Inc™, was founded in 1992 and shares corporate offices in Canada and Portugal. For more information, please visit http://www.connexall.com. |
