Cleveland Clinic and Amwell Welcome New Leadership to Their Joint Venture - Seite 2

Egbert van Acht, Executive Vice Chairman to the Board of Directors for the joint venture, added, “Based on the current, strong momentum for telehealth I see a global opportunity to provide a unique, superior, and safe consumer and patient experience. Cleveland Clinic’s clinical excellence can be brought to every individual in the world now via the Amwell platform, channels, and technology which makes this a very exciting opportunity.”

van Acht and McGillin bring decades of experience and success from their time spent leading global organizations that focused on consumer brands and the adoption of health and medical services and behaviors.

van Acht’s experience at Royal Philips, where he served as Executive Vice President and CEO of the Personal Health Business, in addition to his experience at Procter & Gamble, position him to help the company in global innovation, marketing and sales strategy, partnerships and customer acquisition.

Likewise, McGillin’s most recent position as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at NeuroMetrix, in addition to his roles at Philips Healthcare, reinforce his ability to drive day-to-day operational activity, team and management excellence, and go-to-market strategy and execution that will advance the company across global consumer, health plan, and employer audiences.

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