HealthEdge Names Tim Herlehy as Senior Vice President of Sales
Burlington, MA, August 26, 2009—HealthEdge, provider of the only modern enterprise-class software platform for healthcare payors, today announced the appointment of Tim Herlehy as senior vice president of sales. The industry veteran’s extensive payor experience and strong relationships across the healthcare market will help to accelerate HealthEdge’s growth.
"Tim is a welcome addition to the management team, exemplifying the caliber of executives HealthEdge attracts," said Rob Gillette, CEO of HealthEdge. "Under Tim’s leadership, the company will continue to expand its market share and presence."
"HealthEdge offers a unique, robust and flexible product suite that enables health plans, TPAs, PPOs, and insurers of all sizes to quickly address their top business challenges," said Herlehy. "Unlike competitors that are selling outdated, 20- or 30-year-old systems, HealthEdge, with its next-generation, state-of-the-art HealthRules product suite, is poised for rapid growth. I look forward to being a key contributor to the company’s continued success."
In his new role, Herlehy will be responsible for leading the sales organization and increasing HealthEdge’s market share. He will also work closely with the rest of the HealthEdge management team to help position the company for maximum exposure and growth.
Before joining HealthEdge, Herlehy was senior vice president of sales at ConnectYourCare, a subsidiary of Express Scripts. In this role, he built and managed a sales team that marketed benefits technology and consumer directed healthcare services to employers.
Prior to ConnectYourCare, Herlehy was chief sales officer and vice president of sales, marketing and business development at Lighthouse1, where he managed the sales team and drove sales of administrative solutions and consulting services to payors of various types and sizes.
Before Lighthouse1, Herlehy held leadership positions at several other leading organizations, including MBI Benefits, McKesson, MediVation, Apria Healthcare and G.D. Searle & Company
About HealthEdge
HealthEdge provides the only modern, enterprise-class software platform for healthcare payors. Using the patented HealthRules® software suite, health plans, health insurance companies and other payors can finally respond to new business opportunities and market changes in hours, not months or years, while drastically reducing both IT and operational costs. Leveraging an investment of over $125 million, HealthRules is the most scalable and cost-effective technology in the industry. HealthEdge is the only choice for payors to survive and thrive in the emerging healthcare economy. For more information, please visit www.healthedge.com.