Scottsdale, AZ, April 7, 2009 – Univita Health, a new company aimed at promoting and supporting a home-centered approach to independent aging, today announced the election of George T. Shaheen as a member of the company’s Board of Directors.
Mr. Shaheen is currently the Chairman and CEO of Entity Labs, the provider of a technology solution that enables end users to create and share sophisticated computer applications. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Siebel Systems, Inc. from April 2005 to January 2006. He was the Chief Executive Officer and Global Managing Partner of Andersen Consulting, which later became Accenture, from 1989 to 1999. He then became the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Webvan Group, Inc. from 1999 to 2001. Mr. Shaheen serves on the boards of NetApp, PRA International, 24/7 Customer, Voxify and newScale. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Marcus & Millichap Company, and he is an advisor to the Boston Consulting Group. He has served as an IT Governor of the World Economic Forum, and he is a member of the Board of Advisors for the Northwestern University Kellogg Graduate School of Management. He has also served on the Board of Trustees of Bradley University. Mr. Shaheen received a BS degree and an MBA from Bradley University.
Mr. Shaheen is also a member of the Strategic Advisory Board of Genstar Capital, a private equity firm that formed Univita in 2008 in partnership with L. Ben Lytle and Hugh Lytle.
Univita Health is dedicated to helping people live and age with independence. By providing one place to find and manage resources which support independent aging, Univita makes it easier for seniors to receive care and age safely at home. Univita is transforming home-based care by integrating the full range of in-home care needs from basic caregiving through complex home health care, with the latest communication technologies. Through Univita’s web portal, people can directly communicate with providers and caregivers, coordinate scheduling, handle payment, and monitor real-time activity. And Univita offers families unique, personalized assessments and decision support, including financial planning tools. For more information, please visit www.univitahealth.com.
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