ATHENAHEALTH APPOINTS DAVID E. ROBINSON AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

February 12th, 2009 | Computer Software , Technology | 0 Comments »

WATERTOWN, Mass., (February 12, 2009) – athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN), a leading provider of Internet-based business services for physician practices, announced today that it has named David E. Robinson as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective February 24, 2009. Mr. Robinson will oversee all service and technology operations and will report to Jonathan Bush, the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of athenahealth.

Mr. Robinson brings to athenahealth over 30 years of executive experience in the financial software and services industry. In his most recent position, he was Executive Vice President of SunGard Data Systems, a leading global supplier of software and processing solutions for the financial services, higher education and public sector markets. In this capacity, he was responsible for a SunGard Division comprised of over 30 companies serving the financial services industry with annual revenue exceeding $700 million. During his tenure at SunGard Data Systems, Mr. Robinson held the position of President of SunGard Investment Systems and also served as a Group Chief Executive Officer.

“We are thrilled to welcome David to the athenahealth management team; his operational expertise will be a tremendous asset as we look to further enhance our service offering and execute on our aggressive growth strategy moving forward,” said Jonathan Bush. “athenahealth has made significant strides over the past year in scaling our national physician network while experiencing record growth; David will now lead our efforts to refine the overall corporate infrastructure that supports the clinical and financial services we provide to medical practices across the nation.”

Mr. Robinson commented on his appointment, “athenahealth is a strong, vibrant company that continues to grow quickly and I am extremely excited to join this high caliber management team as we look to expand the Company’s growth prospects and leadership position in the market.”

Source: athenahealth