Merlin International Appoints Brian Wells as Director of Healthcare Strategy

VIENNA, Va., June 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Merlin International, a leading cybersecurity and IT solutions provider, today announced that Brian Wells has joined the company as Director of Healthcare Strategy.

Brian brings over 35 years of leadership experience in the hospital, physician, academic medical center and payer information systems areas. This extensive experience will enable Wells to build and execute on a strategy to expand Merlin's current government healthcare focus to the commercial sector.

Wells joins Merlin after serving as the Associate Vice President of Health Technology and Academic Computing for the University of Pennsylvania Health System / Perelman School of Medicine for the past ten years. In this role, in addition to other duties, Wells led a team of 80 software developers focused on web applications, data integration and data warehousing analytics. Wells also held a leadership position at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and was the Founder and CTO of InteHealth, Inc. He is a HIMSS Fellow and frequent speaker on panels and at conferences across the nation.

"We are fortunate to have someone with Brian's vast healthcare experience join the Merlin team," stated David Phelps, Chairman and CEO of Merlin International. "He will be instrumental in developing and implementing on a winning strategy that will enable Merlin to become as prominent in the commercial sector as we are in government healthcare."

"I'm joining Merlin at an exciting time as they broaden their healthcare solution portfolio and strengthen market share. I bring 35 years of healthcare experience and will leverage that in developing a high growth strategy for the company," Wells commented. "It's exciting to be taking on a new role with an organization that has such excellent potential."

About Merlin International

Merlin International is a leading provider of world-class technology solutions that enable commercial and government organizations to meet mission requirements and challenges. With a focus on improving the quality and delivery of patient services Merlin is preparing healthcare organizations for the future. Merlin offers a broad portfolio of best-of-breed information technology solutions combined with deep industry expertise and experience building and implementing solutions with quantifiable return on investment and long term sustainability. The company's core competencies are Cybersecurity, Infrastructure and Network Operations, and Healthcare Applications. Merlin is headquartered in Englewood, CO, with government operations in Vienna, VA.

Contact:
Sherryl Dorch
Merlin International
703-752-9971
sdorch@merlin-intl.com
www.merlin-intl.com

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