Paul Fowler Joins Axway's Global Healthcare Leadership Team

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. and PARIS - Axway, Inc. today announced the expansion of its global healthcare leadership team with the addition of Paul Fowler as vice president of healthcare strategy. Fowler joins Axway from McKesson Corporation and is a widely recognized industry authority. At Axway, Fowler will be responsible for the development and implementation of Axway's global approach to healthcare and life sciences. His expertise will accelerate the company's mission to secure patient safety within the healthcare industry.

"The addition of Paul's experience to our healthcare technology practice will advance our insight into the industry's needs, and as a result, strengthen our position in the market," said Christophe Fabre, Axway's chief executive officer. "Paul's passion for the progress of RFID technologies will help us achieve our vision for a safe and secure supply chain. We're eager to utilize Paul's expertise and counsel as we continue to be innovators in the healthcare industry."

While at McKesson, Fowler was the vice president of e-commerce and emerging technologies. He was responsible for improving the safety and efficiency of the nation's healthcare supply chain. Fowler has more than 28 years of healthcare technology experience including ten years in direct patient care, nine years in medical diagnostic research and nine years with McKesson. Fowler has been very active in leading the healthcare industry's advancements and adoption of emerging technologies, including co-chairing the Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA) Technology Leadership Council and championing RFID technologies. "We've had great success in collaborating with Paul and McKesson, leading major initiatives to move the industry forward. We'd like to welcome Paul to Axway — his transition to the company is a testament to how well we've worked together," stated Ron Gabrisko, Axway's vice president of health & life sciences.

"I'm excited for the future that Axway is paving for the healthcare industry," said Fowler. "After witnessing Axway's abilities to secure the safety of the supply chain, I realized that we shared the same vision for the market. I'm looking forward to joining this gifted group of professionals with a proven track record as the leader in healthcare solutions."

About Axway

Axway is the Business Interaction Networks company — the only provider in the market today to manage, run, secure, and monitor all of your business interactions, including email, files, messaging, services, events, and processes. Serving over 11,000 organizations in more than 100 countries, Axway facilitates the multi-enterprise transactions, processes and integration that accelerate business by eliminating the barriers between vendors, customers, departments, partners and suppliers. Axway's comprehensive offerings include business-to-business integration, managed file transfer, secure email, business activity monitoring, enterprise application integration, service-oriented architecture, business process management, track & trace and identity validation solutions. Axway provides professional and managed services, as well as cloud computing and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Axway's global presence spans 20 countries.