Athenahealth taps former GE CEO Jeff Immelt as chairman

Watertown-based athenahealth Inc. is naming former General Electric Co. CEO Jeff Immelt as chairman of its board, a role previously held by athenahealth founder and CEO Jonathan Bush. Athenahealth (Nasdaq: ATHN) first announced it was looking for a new chairman last August, several months after activist investor Elliott Management bought a 9 percent stake in the healthcare IT company. Bush will stay on the board, which now consists of 11 directors. “Jeff shares our vision for more connected,…
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