Lynda M. Applegate, Henry R. Byers Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School (HBS)- A recognized expert in the challenges of building network economy businesses in turbulent times, Professor Applegate teaches entrepreneurial management, managerial economics, and business strategy and design. The author of several books and hundreds of Harvard Business School cases, she has received honors for her research papers on 21st century business models and the impact of information technology on group processes and decisions. Professor Applegate has served as a board member for both private and public companies and is a member of the NASDAQ Advisory Council. She also serves on advisory boards to the Comptroller General of the U.S. and the World Bank's Global Development Gateway.

Greg Clark, President and Chief Executive Officer, E2Open – A former IBM distinguished engineer and vice president, Clark now leads E2Open, an international provider of Internet-based infrastructure software for industry process integration. Clark previously served as E2Open’s chief operating officer and chief technology officer. Instrumental in the security standards arena, Clark was also chairman, chief executive officer and chief technology officer of Dascom, Inc., a Web security management technology company acquired by IBM in 1999. He also led the Asia Pacific Development and Porting team at AT&T UNIX System Laboratories, a division of Bell Labs.

Lawrence P. Farrell Jr., Lt. Gen., USAF (Ret.), President and Chief Executive Officer, National Defense Industrial Association – A former command pilot and deputy chief of staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., General Farrell currently leads a non-profit, international association that fosters a legal and ethical forum for the interchange of defense-related ideas and technology between government and industry. His considerable business development experience includes work with Raytheon, KPMG, Huber Corp., The Boeing Company, Philadelphia Electric Company, and the Rand Corporation.

Gale Sayers, Chairman, Sayers Group, LLC – After retiring from the Chicago Bears football team, NFL Hall of Famer Gale Sayers earned a masters degree in Educational Administration and served as athletic director for Southern Illinois University before becoming a successful entrepreneur. Founded in 1984, the Sayers Group is a national technology solutions provider with locations across the U.S. and annual revenues of more than $300 million. Sayers was named a 1999 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and serves on the board of directors of Triad Hospitals, Inc., which manages healthcare facilities in the south and southwestern United States.

“These new board members bring considerable knowledge and experience that will help GHX effectively deliver on its goal of reducing supply chain costs for all involved,” says GHX Chief Executive Officer Mike Mahoney. “Their participation on the board is the perfect complement to the existing directors who represent many of the leading companies in the healthcare supply chain.” Other directors include: Jeff Balagna, senior vice president and chief information officer, Medtronic, Inc.; Jim Fitzgerald, president and chief executive officer, HealthTrust Purchasing Group; Larry Grandia, executive vice president and chief technology officer, Premier, Inc.; G. Edwin Howe, president, Aurora Health Care; Mike Mahoney, president and chief executive officer, Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC; Caroll H. Neubauer, chairman of the board, B.Braun of America, Inc.; Curt Selquist, company group chairman, Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems, Inc.; Larry Siebs, general manager, US Sales, General Electric Medical Systems; Sue Widner, vice president, Abbott Health Systems; and Jon Zimmerman, vice president, e-Health, Siemens Healthcare Services.

About Global Healthcare Exchange Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC (GHX) provides an open and neutral electronic trading exchange, along with complementary products and services, through which buyers and sellers can collaborate to improve efficiencies in the healthcare supply chain. GHX’s catalog and content services improve the accuracy of purchasing transactions, reducing many of the most common and costly problems in healthcare procurement, while the privately held company’s revenue neutral business model is designed to lower costs for all involved. GHX’s owners, strategic partners, and trading exchange participants are representative of the entire healthcare supply chain, including suppliers and distributors; integrated delivery networks (IDNs), hospitals and ancillary healthcare facilities; group purchasing organizations and their proprietary healthcare trading exchanges; and supply chain technology companies. Equity owners of GHX include Johnson & Johnson Health Care; GE Medical Systems; Baxter Healthcare Corp.; Medtronic USA, Inc.; Abbott Exchange, Inc.; Siemens; Becton, Dickinson & Co.; Boston Scientific Corporation; Tyco Healthcare Group, LP; Guidant Corp.; C.R. Bard, Inc.; NewHealthCo, LLC; B Braun, Premier, Inc. and HCA. For more information visit www.ghx.com.