MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Omnicell, Inc. , a leading provider of patient safety solutions preferred by nurses, announced today the appointment of technology industry veteran Rob Seim as executive vice president of finance.
The company also announced that James T. Judson, who has served as vice president of finance and interim CFO, will continue to serve as CFO and take on the role of vice president of corporate development until the company submits its form 10-K to the Securities and Exchange Commission in March 2006. In addition, it was announced that Judson has been elected to the Omnicell board of directors and will begin serving on the board on April 1, 2006, replacing John D. Stobo, Jr., who has served as a director of Omnicell since February 2000.
“We are delighted to bring someone of Rob Seim’s caliber into our company, and I’m confident that we will continue progressing as we have under Jim Judson’s financial leadership,” commented Omnicell Chairman, President and CEO Randall A. Lipps. “I am also pleased that Jim will continue to make significant contributions to Omnicell as a board member, and I wish to thank John Stobo for his five years of service on the Omnicell board.”
Prior to joining Omnicell, Seim served as the vice president of operations and CFO of Mirra, a vendor of personal backup servers. From July 2001 to December 2004, Seim served as vice president and CFO of Candera, a maker of network-based storage controllers. From September 1999 to February 2001, Seim was a co-founder, vice president and CFO of Villa Montage Systems, a provider of residential broadband access management systems. From 1996 through 1999, Seim held a number of senior financial management positions at Bay Networks, which was acquired by Northern Telecom in September 1998. Seim began his business career in 1982 with IBM, serving in a variety of financial positions at three divisions over the course of fourteen years with IBM. Seim has a B.S. degree in accounting from California State University, Sacramento.
About Omnicell
Established in 1992, Omnicell is a leading provider of patient safety solutions preferred by nurses. Improving patient care by enhancing operational efficiency, Omnicell solutions are used throughout the healthcare facility--in the pharmacy, nursing units, surgical services, cath lab, and all the way to the patient’s bedside. The company’s MedGuard(TM) line of solutions for the medication-use process includes systems for physician order management, automated pharmacy retrieval, medication packaging, medication dispensing, and nursing workflow automation with bar code medication administration. For the medical-surgical supply chain, Omnicell provides open bar code systems, cabinet-based supply management, integrated open and cabinet-based systems, and Web-based procurement. More than 1,600 healthcare facilities use Omnicell solutions to help reduce medication errors, operate more efficiently, and decrease costs--ultimately contributing to improved clinical and financial outcomes. For more information, visit www.omnicell.com.
Omnicell, Inc.
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