SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apixio Inc., the leading provider of search solutions for standards based clinical information, announced the appointment of Farzad (Zod) Nazem to the company’s Board of Directors and to the newly created position of Platform Thought Leader.
"Zod's addition to the company's passionate executive team enables an energetic launch of Apixio's products and ensures their rapid advancement as we enter the market," said Shawn Dastmalchi, CEO of Apixio. "His proven leadership in developing and commercializing scalable, high performance internet media and search solutions will be invaluable to delivering Apixio's mission of transacting search queries across a diverse community of provider organizations in the United States,” Dastmalchi expanded.
Zod, 49, served as Yahoo!’s Chief Technology Officer from 1996 until his retirement in 2007. He is credited with building the massively scalable and cost effective site operations that allowed 600 million users to make Yahoo! their home in cyberspace. While at Yahoo!, Zod acquired and integrated more than fifty companies and managed over 6,000 engineers, comprising half of the company's employees. Previously, Zod spent 11 years with Oracle Corporation as Vice President of the Media and Web Server Division and a member of the Product Division's Management Committee. Prior to Oracle, Zod held various technical positions at SYDIS, Inc. and Rolm Corporation. He earned a B.S. degree in Computer Science with highest honors from California Polytechnic State University.
"We are very excited about the enormous opportunities in the Clinical Information Solutions market and thrilled that Zod is breaking from retirement to help springboard Apixio to new heights," exclaimed Dastmalchi.
About Apixio Inc.
Privately held and based in San Mateo, California, Apixio Inc. is the leading provider of search solutions for standards based clinical information. Apixio has set out to improve healthcare by providing instant access to relevant clinical information, anywhere.