Aspyra appoints Zierick as board of directors president

Aspyra, a clinical and diagnostic information services provider in Calabasas, Calif., has appointed James Zierick as director to its board of directors.

Zierick is currently the CEO of Logicalapps, a provider of controls software for enterprise applications in Irvine, Calif.

The appointment is effective immediately.

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