Dell has named Dr. Nick van Terheyden as chief medical officer (CMO) of its Healthcare & Life Sciences business unit.
Van Terheyden comes to Dell from Nuance Communications, where he was chief medical information officer. As CMO at Dell, he is responsible for offering strategic insight to help Dell advance its support of healthcare organizations, medical professionals, and patients through information-enabled healthcare, according to the company. Van Terheyden reports to Sid Nair, vice president and global general manager of the healthcare business
Van Terheyden is a 25-year veteran of healthcare technology, Dell noted. He participated in the development of one of the first electronic medical records, and he also served as a business leader in one of the first speech recognition Internet companies, according to Dell.
