Healthcare and life science consultancy Lexica has appointed Michèle Wheeler as director of international health and life sciences.
Hearst Health: Dr Charles Tuchinda
Dr Charles Tuchinda has been appointed as executive vice president and deputy group head of medical information network Hearst Health, and a vice-president of Hearst.
He will continue to serve as president of First Databank, Hearst’s largest wholly owned standalone business, to which he was named president in 2014 after first joining Hearst as chief innovation officer for healthcare in 2010. Prior to this, he held a number of executive roles at Eclipsys (now Allscripts), including vice president of business development and product strategy.
In his new role, Tuchinda will provide leadership for the Hearst Health businesses (which include FDB, Zynx Health, MCG Health, Homecare Homebase and MedHOK) and guidance for Hearst’s acquisition strategy in the healthcare industry.
Steven Swartz, president and chief executive of Hearst commented: “Hearst has assembled a unique set of companies that address a great need to support decision-making across the healthcare spectrum.
“Chuck will play a vital role in extending our influence and reach, and I am delighted he will join Greg’s [Dr Gregory Dorn, president and group head of Hearst Health] senior leadership team.”
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