Cegedim Rx Appoints New Sales and Marketing Director

Cegedim Rx, the leading PMR system supplier, has appointed Clive Eckett as sales and marketing director.

Clive brings 18 years of executive leadership experience within major solution companies including Hitachi Data Systems, Agfa Healthcare and StorageTek. He has successfully led bids for CfH clinical projects and brings with him a wealth of experience delivering customer value.

In his new role Clive will be responsible for Cegedim Rx’s sales, marketing and product management.

Commenting on Clive’s appointment, Simon Driver, managing director said, ‘We are delighted to be welcoming Clive to the team and are confident that his commercial experience combined with his passion for quality and excellence will help Cegedim Rx to achieve its strategic goals."

Clive commented, ‘The role of pharmacy is changing with increasing speed. Government initiatives such as EPS will have a huge impact on day to day and long term pharmacy operations. I am pleased to be joining Cegedim Rx at this exciting time and to be developing solutions that will help pharmacies to prepare for and fulfil their growing role with ease.’

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About Cegedim Rx

Cegedim Rx is the leading UK supplier of pharmacy management systems with an enviable reputation for excellent customer service.

Pharmacy Manager and Nexphase are the leading patient medication record solutions in the UK and used by many organisations including The Co-operative Group, Superdrug and Morrisons, as well as over 50% of independent community pharmacies.

The company is part of the Cegedim group, which supplies health care technology and information solutions to over 30,000 GPs, pharmacies and pharmaceutical manufacturers across Europe.

To learn more, please visit: www.cegedimrx.co.uk


About Cegedim:
Founded in 1969, Cegedim is a global technology and services company specializing in the healthcare field. Cegedim supplies services, technological tools, specialized software, data flow management services and databases. Its offerings are targeted notably at healthcare industries, life sciences companies, healthcare professionals and insurance companies. The world leader in life sciences CRM, Cegedim is also one of the leading suppliers of strategic healthcare industry data. Cegedim employs 8,600 people in more than 80 countries and generated revenue of €874 million in 2009.
Cegedim SA is listed in Paris (EURONEXT: CGM).
To learn more, please visit: www.cegedim.com