Dinesh Kandanchatha joined the organization
July 1
EAGAN,
Minn., July 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Prime
Therapeutics LLC (Prime) announces the hiring of Dinesh
Kandanchatha as chief information officer (CIO), effective
July 1, 2024.
In this role, Kandanchatha will play a central role in shaping
and executing Prime's information technology (IT) strategy,
overseeing program delivery and providing operational support. He
will lead IT planning for the delivery of information systems –
including security and efficiency of IT operations.
"Efficient, quality and compliant technology is foundational to
our industry and our organization," said Matthew Mertel, senior vice president, chief
operating officer. "Dinesh brings a new perspective steeped in deep
technology acumen. I'm looking forward to Dinesh joining our team
and I'm confident he will challenge our thinking, push us to
innovate in new ways, and positively impact our technology
solutions for our health plan partners, members and
stakeholders."
Kandanchatha has more than 25 years of technology leadership,
and was most recently managing partner, HealthTech and Life
Sciences at Emids, a leader in technology-led transformation and
digital engineering solutions for the health care industry. At
Emids, Kandanchatha was responsible for strategy and operations for
engineering, cloud, design and data for pharmacy benefit managers
(PBMs) and other specialty health record systems. Before that,
Kandanchatha's entrepreneurial background was honed by previous
work focused on building up several start-ups by bringing their
technology to scale, including Patriot One Technologies, where he
was a founder.
Kandanchatha has both bachelor's and master's degrees from the
University of Ottawa in Ontario, Canada. Kandanchatha is a Top 40
under 40 winner and serves on the board of multiple public and
private organizations.
About Prime Therapeutics + Magellan Rx
Prime
Therapeutics LLC (Prime) is a diversified pharmacy solutions
organization serving health plans, employers and government
programs. Magellan Rx Management LLC, a Prime Therapeutics LLC
Company, is a pioneer in specialty and medical drug management and
a leader in serving public sector state government programs.
Together Prime and Magellan Rx provide a wide range of clients with
solutions that bridge the distance between medical and pharmacy
management. For more information visit
primetherapeutics.com and magellanrx.com or follow us on
X (Twitter) at @Prime_PBM and @Magellan_Rx.
Contact:
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Denise Lecher
Director, public relations
612.777.5763
Denise.Lecher@primetherapetics.com
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SOURCE Prime Therapeutics LLC