Katy Henrickson Joins
Healthline as Director, Client Services
Well-regarded health care
analyst and consultant brings deep industry expertise
to manage Healthline’s growing stable of
world-class customers
SAN FRANCISCO—January 09, 2007—Healthline
Networks (www.healthline.com),
the leading provider of intelligent health information services,
announced today that Katy Henrickson has been named director of Client
Services. Henrickson, whose 10-year career has been in and around the
health care industry, brings experience from leading analyst and
consulting firms to Healthline, where she will help manage the
company's growing network of blue chip customers including US News
& World Report, PacifiCare, Eons, Merck, Mitsui, Reed Elsevier and
Merriam-Webster.
"Healthline is poised to capitalize on the opportunities in this
fast-growing market by deepening relationships with our customers and
becoming their strategic partner in developing innovative health
information services," said Chris Tucher, senior vice president,
Business Development of Healthline. "Katy's deep experience as an
analyst and consultant in the health care industry brings a unique
perspective that will help us better understand our customers'
challenges and improve the ways we meet their needs."
Henrickson was most recently a senior analyst in the Healthcare &
Life Sciences practice at Forrester Research, a leading industry
analyst firm, a position she held for more than two years. Prior to
that, she was employed by Deloitte Consulting for eight years as a
manager and senior consultant in its consulting practice, focusing on
the health plan and hospital industries. Henrickson holds an M.B.A.
from Harvard Business School and Bachelor of Arts degree from Wellesley
College.
"I am delighted to join Healthline, a company that I believe is on the
leading edge of consumer-directed health care," said Henrickson. "I
worked closely with Healthline as a client of Forrester, and watched it
grow successfully since its re-launch in late 2005. I'm very excited to
work directly with its impressive line-up of health care, media, and
search engine customers that understand the important value proposition
derived from Healthline's powerful Medically Guided Search platform."
About Healthline
Healthline Networks offers an innovative approach to meeting the
needs of today's health information seeker. The company's unique
consumer healthcare taxonomy, created in 1999 in collaboration with
1,100 medical specialists, powers a suite of intelligent health search,
navigation and content services. Combining advanced search technology
with deep medical expertise, Healthline and its business partners - a
network of trusted destination sites that include publishers, portals,
search engines, employers and health plans - help consumers navigate
the complex world of health care information, empowering them to make
more confident, informed decisions. Headquartered in San Francisco,
Healthline is backed by VantagePoint Venture Partners, Reed Elsevier
Ventures, Mitsui & Co., Ltd., and JHK Investments, LLC.
Company information:
Bill McGee
Senior Vice President, Marketing Services
415-281-3113
bill@healthline.com
Press Contact:
Colby Zintl
Healthline Networks
415-281-3110
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