To maintain growth TeraMedica adds to sales team

TeraMedica announced this week that David White and Steve House each have been named regional sales vice president. The company said that the move to name White and House to their positions is an effort to build upon strong sales results from Q1 2006.

White joins TeraMedica from Cerner Corp. where his sales focus was enterprise imaging strategies. White’s experience also includes management roles at GE Medical Systems, Cedara Software Corporation, and Data General.

House joins TeraMedica from Pillar Data Systems where he led the National Healthcare Vertical. House’s experience also includes eight years as an executive with GE Medical in a variety of sales and sales management roles, as well as positions in Cedara Software Corporation, Marconi Medical Systems, and Philips Medical Systems.

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