QuadraMed Announces Change in Executive Leadership

QuadraMed Corporation announced that its board of directors has appointed Director James E. Peebles to the role of interim president and CEO, effective immediately. Peebles replaces Keith B. Hagen, who is stepping down for personal reasons. Hagen will remain on the board until the company’s 2009 annual stockholders meeting, which is scheduled to be held June 4. The board’s Nominating and Governance Committee has begun a formal search for a permanent CEO.

Peebles is an industry veteran with 40 years of healthcare information systems experience, including cofounding two IT companies in the healthcare industry. In 1987, he cofounded MIDS, Inc, developer of the MIDAS+ system supporting patient care and quality outcome management primarily for acute care facilities.

Peebles also served as MIDS’s president and CEO. MIDS is now part of the Healthcare Solutions Division of Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. In 1980, he cofounded Sunquest Information Systems, Inc, which provides software tools to support clinical laboratories as well as other ancillary healthcare functions.

During his time at Sunquest, Peebles served as CEO and led the software design and development and sales departments. He was the founding director of the information systems department at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center. Peebles joined QuadraMed’s board in October 2004.

QuadraMed also announced that David L. Piazza, chief financial officer and executive vice president, has been appointed to the additional position of chief operating officer.

Source: QuadraMed Corporation

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