TORONTO, July 6, 2010 – Diversinet
Corp. (TSX Venture: DIV, OTCBB: DVNTF) has appointed veteran
healthcare IT executive Mark Trigsted to the new position of
executive vice president, healthcare, with responsibilities
for global business development and sales.
Trigsted will lead expansion of Diversinet’s partner network
and customer base in the rapidly growing market for mobile healthcare
applications that easily and securely connect people with their healthcare
information, providers and payers.
“We welcome Mark as a valuable addition to our team,” said
Albert Wahbe, Diversinet’s chairman and CEO. “Mark’s
deep knowledge of healthcare information technology and his extensive
experience in successfully introducing products make him the ideal
leader of our efforts in mobile healthcare.”
Trigsted brings to Diversinet more than 25 years of experience in
healthcare IT. He has held a number of senior management positions
in which he has managed sales, marketing and business development for
startups, as well as established companies, such as McKesson Corporation.
Trigsted has developed and implemented several winning go-to-market
strategies, and maintains close relationships with large national healthcare
organizations across the United States.
“Diversinet and the market demand for its unique, secure mobile
platform are both at an inflection point,” Trigsted said. “The
company has introduced the right technology at the right time to meet
emerging needs for secure, accessible mobile solutions to improve patient
care and outcomes, reduce healthcare costs, and decrease medical errors.”
He added, “Diversinet’s MobiSecure® Health platform
stands alone in its support of all major mobile devices and operating
systems, breadth of applications, deep security protections, flexibility,
and simplicity.”
Trigsted is responsible for expanding Diversinet’s sales capabilities
to provide solutions tailored to the needs of healthcare payers and
providers, medical-device manufacturers, systems integrators, and related
technology companies.
In his previous position as vice president and general manager
at McKesson, Trigsted managed some of the largest customer relationships
in the U.S. healthcare market. He has also served in executive
sales and business development roles with several healthcare
IT companies and service providers, including 1-800-Doctors,
Sysware Healthcare Systems, HEALTHvision, Sunquest Information
Systems, Oacis Healthcare Systems and GE Medical Systems.
About Diversinet Corp.
Diversinet Corp. (TSX Venture: DIV, OTCBB: DVNTF) provides the
healthcare industry with applications that securely connect people
with their healthcare information, providers and payers – anyway,
anytime and anywhere. Diversinet’s reliable, end-to-end
MobiSecure platform offers global, secure and cost-effective
applications to meet rapidly growing needs for mobile personal
health records. Connect with Diversinet Corp. at www.diversinet.com.
Healthcare. Connected and Protected.
The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
MobiSecure is a registered trademark of Diversinet Corp.