iMetrikus, Inc. Executive Management Team
William J. Rutter, Ph.D.
Chairman of the Board
Dr. William Rutter founded iMetrikus and currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors. In addition, he provides strategic scientific/business advice as the founder, Chairman, and CEO of Synergenics, LLC, a consortium of concept stage biotech startups. Most recently he held the position of Executive Chairman of Chiron Corporation, a leading biotechnology company that he co-founded.
He also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and is a member of the National Academy of Science. Dr. Rutter has served on the Board of Directors of Novartis AG, the Board of Overseers of Harvard University, and as Chairman of the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of California San Francisco.
Some of Dr. Rutter's business awards and honors include: a special recognition award from the Biotechnology Hall of Fame for his lifelong contributions (1998), the Heinz Award for Technology and the Economy (1995), the Jacob Heskel Gabbay Award in Biotechnology & Medicine (1999), the Bower Award for Business Leadership from the Franklin Institute (2000), The Chemical Heritage Foundation Biotechnology Heritage Award (2003) and he is an Inductee of the Bay Area Business Hall of Fame (2004).
Matthew Sanders
Chief Executive Officer
As Chief Executive Officer, Matthew Sanders directs the company's development and growth in the expanding online health care sector. Prior to joining iMetrikus, Sanders, a 20-year Silicon Valley entrepreneur, served as Chairman for LifeChart.com. LifeChart.com was the merged entity of ENACT Health Management Systems and the Wellmate Division of Nokia Corporation.
Prior to founding ENACT he was a co-founder of Ardent Computer, Inc., a pioneering developer of the 3-D graphics desktop supercomputer. There he served in various capacities including Chief Operating Officer and Co-Chairman. He also served on the founding team of computer maker Convergent Technologies, where he held multiple positions including Vice President and General Manager of several divisions. In addition, Sanders worked in new product development for Hewlett-Packard Company.
Steven Yecies
President and Chief Operating Officer
As President and COO, Steve Yecies is responsible for the guidance and effectiveness of technical, commercial, as well as finance and admin. operations.
Yecies brings over 20 years of experience to iMetrikus having started or been part of the leadership team of seven companies that have brought innovative information technologies and business models to the healthcare and life sciences industries. He most recently served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Healthcare for Pay By Touch, where he assisted health care companies to both streamline and improve existing operations as well as to generate new offerings and businesses through the utilization of innovative technologies.
As founder and general manager of Scient's global health and wellness business Yecies implemented e-business capabilities and solutions for many of the world's leading payer, provider and life sciences companies and institutions.
Prior to Scient Yecies managed his own private investment company, Spanos & Yecies where he served as President and CEO for two of his portfolio companies, including Radiology Management Sciences. He also served as CFO and COO of Electronic Medical Management. Yecies was a long-time member of the Northern California chapter of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and was a member of the YPO Health Care Focus Forum.
Yecies holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a JD from University of California at Berkeley Law School (Boalt Hall), and an AB degree in Government from Dartmouth College.
Mark Oswald
CTO and VP of Engineering
As Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Engineering, Mark is responsible for creating and executing a technology vision for the company and will be responsible for its development and engineering efforts. With 23 years in the Healthcare industry, Mark has a highly accomplished track record of designing and delivering world class software and technology solutions.
Mark joined iMetrikus from NCR, where he was the Vice President for their Common Software platform. Prior to NCR Mark was the Chief Architect for Revolution Health having been recruited to Revolution after spending eight years at Microsoft where he was one of the first members of Microsoft’s healthcare team. Before Microsoft, Mark was involved in Motorola's healthcare initiatives and also spent several years at IBM where he focused on distributed computing and transaction processing.
Dianne Bégin
Executive Vice President
As Executive Vice President, Dianne Bégin is responsible for the leadership and performance of iMetrikus’ commercial organization, including sales, product marketing and communications, account services and customer care.
Ms Bégin brings over 25 years of management experience in healthcare products and services. As VP Global Marketing for Baxter Healthcare’s Renal and BioScience Divisions, she led the development and commercialization of products and therapy management software for individuals with chronic conditions. She was Co-founder and VP Strategic Marketing and Business Development for RTS, Renal Therapy Services Worldwide, Inc., a global leader in managing clinics and providing services to individuals on dialysis in 13 countries.
As head of global marketing for Medtronic’s Diabetes Division (MiniMed), she led the organization with the development and introduction of the first integrated insulin pump and continuous glucose monitoring system, as well as introduced the Care Link Therapy Management Application for Diabetes.
Ms. Bégin’s extensive experience in the healthcare industry includes a number of international assignments in Canada, Brazil, Eastern Europe and Italy. She is a Registered Nurse in Canada, and earned her Master’s of Business Administration from the University Chicago, Booth Graduate School of Business.
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