People

Arvind Subramanian
President & CEO WK Health Clinical Solutions
& ProVation Medical, Inc.
Mr. Subramanian brings 20 years of general management, process and functional expertise (marketing, technology, sales, business development, customer service, operations) to Wolters Kluwer Health (WKH) as the President & CEO of WKH Clinical Solutions. Mr. Subramanian served for over 10 years at General Electric Company (GE), where he held vice president/general manager positions for several business lines at GE Information Services, and senior product/service management positions at GE Medical Systems, including positions in the global nuclear/molecular medicine modality, service marketing and operations, and strategic planning/market research. After leaving GE in 1999, Mr. Subramanian served on the executive management teams of two venture-capital backed technology start-up companies, both of which completed successful exit strategies, including ProVation® Medical, where he served as Chief Operating Officer prior to the WKH acquisition. Mr. Subramanian brings significant domain expertise in the areas of health care medical devices, supply chain software and services and clinical software and services to WKH. He received his BA and MBA degrees from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Subramanian is married with two daughters and lives in the suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Linda R. Peitzman, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Peitzman directs clinical strategy and oversees the clinical development and informatics for Clinical Solutions products at Wolters Kluwer. Her experience spans many facets of healthcare, from direct patient care, to physician management, to electronic medical record integration, including a wide range of clinical informatics and content development. Prior to its acquisition by Wolters Kluwer, she served as chief medical officer for ProVation Medical, where she led a team of clinicians and coders who defined and developed medical content for the company’s documentation software applications. Earlier in her career, she was a practicing physician and a medical director with HealthSystem Minnesota/Park Nicollet Clinic, a large, multispecialty integrated care delivery system with hospital facilities and 31 clinic locations.

Scott Schlesner
Vice President, Sales
Mr. Schlesner has served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Clinical Solutions at Wolters Kluwer Health since 2006. Mr. Schlesner has more than 20 years of experience in health care sales and marketing. Prior to joining our company, he served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for a start-up company that successfully introduced a "new concept" in operating room technology. Earlier in his career, he spent 11 years at GE Healthcare, where he held of variety of sales and management positions. He began his career in 1987 as a sales representative with Baxter Healthcare. Mr. Schlesner holds a Bachelor’s of Science and a Master’s of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Andre L'Heureux
Vice President of Business Development
Mr. L'Heureux joined ProVation Medical in July of 1997. Prior to joining ProVation, Mr. L'Heureux was the practice administrator of Minnesota Gastroenterology, where he had P/L responsibility for all operations. Mr. L'Heureux's seventeen years in healthcare include strong administrative experience in large clinics, including managing multi-site clinics and group practices, engineering sales of facilities and strategic mergers, and working with different managed care models. He is also experienced in the implementation of electronic medical record systems, and has served on several vendor advisory boards and information systems committees. Mr. L'Heureux currently manages several software products and works in the area of business development.

Denise Basow
President/General Manager, UpToDate
Dr. Basow is a primary care physician who has worked at UpToDate since 1996. When she first joined the company, her responsibilities were primarily on the editorial side. She has held the positions of Deputy Editor, Executive Editor and finally Editor-in-Chief, until the acquisition by Wolters Kluwer in 2009, when she became President/General Manager of UpToDate. Dr. Basow received a BA in Chemistry from Duke University, went to medical school at Baylor College of Medicine, and did her internal medicine residency at Johns Hopkins. She practiced primary care for four years before joining UpToDate.

Mike Haldane
Vice President, Marketing
Mike serves as Vice President of Marketing for Wolters Kluwer Health's Clinical Solutions Division. Mike's previous experience includes Director of Business Development for ProVation Medical, Sr. Commercialization Manager for 3M, Global Marketing Manager for Imation, Product Marketing Engineer for Intel and General Manager for PC Solutions. In all, Mike has upwards of 20 years of experience in marketing technology solutions, most of which has been in the health care industry.

Early in his career, Mike ran an IT services firm delivering solutions to the legal, educational and health care industries. Later, while working for Intel, Mike focused on new product development, where he led the development effort for a solution that enabled IT services firms to better support the needs of their small and medium business clients via remote access. At 3M, Mike led the commercialization team that built and launched an RFID-enabled specimen tracking system, with Mayo Clinic as its first customer.

Mike holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Marketing and Management respectively and is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt.

Sean Benson
Co-Founder, Vice President, Consulting
Mr. Benson co-founded ProVation Medical (formerly cMore Medical Solutions) in 1994. He has been closely involved in most areas of the company’s operations, including Research & Development, Product Management, Sales, Marketing, Business Development and Client Services. This broad exposure to the company's activities has allowed him to serve as a valuable knowledge resource for others as the organization has grown to 150 employees.

Mr. Benson has a BA in Mathematics and Economics from St. Olaf College (1990), where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He worked as a consultant at Hewitt Associates in Lincolnshire, Illinois immediately after college.

David A. Del Toro
Vice President, Product Development
Mr. Del Toro joined Wolters Kluwer Health in January of 2006 via the ProVation® Medical acquisition. Mr. Del Toro currently manages the Product Development group within the Clinical Solutions business unit of Wolters Kluwer Health. This group is responsible for the software development and product management activities for the Drug Information, Decision Support and ProVation product lines. At ProVation, Mr. Del Toro was responsible for the software development team. Prior to ProVation, Mr. Del Toro was Vice President of Development & Support and Manager-in-Charge for the Roseville, Minnesota office of McKesson. Mr. Del Toro started his health care information systems career 23 years ago with Serving Software, Inc. (now a part of McKesson) and throughout his career he has managed numerous customer support and development areas. Mr. Del Toro has a Bachelor’s of Arts in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics from the University of Minnesota and a Master’s of Arts in management from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota.

John Pins
Vice President, Finance
Since joining Wolters Kluwer Health in 1997, Mr. Pins has served in multiple capacities, including Director of Accounting for our Professional & Education business unit, Controller of Wolters Kluwer Health and Accounting Manager for Facts & Comparisons’. He was named Vice President of Finance in June 2006. During his tenure with our company, Mr. Pins has worked closely with new system integrations and international accounting, among other special projects. In his current role, he oversees the finance divisions of ProVation® Medical, Inc., Drug Information and Decision Support. Prior to joining Wolters Kluwer, Mr. Pins served in public accounting for more than 7 years. He has a Bachelor’s of Science degree in accounting from Iowa State University and is a certified CPA.

Debbie Johnson
Director of Human Resources, Clinical Solutions
Mrs. Johnson is a human resources professional with more than 20 years experience in recruiting, training, compensation, employee relations and performance and talent management. As Director of Human Resources for Clinical Solutions, she currently has HR responsibilities for Wolters Kluwer Health Clinical Solutions personnel in Indianapolis, St. Louis and Minneapolis, along with some divisional project responsibilities. Prior to joining Wolters Kluwer Health, Mrs. Johnson served as the Human Resources Director for a Big Four accounting firm. She also has previous manufacturing HR experience. Mrs. Johnson holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Management degree from Purdue University and a Master’s of Business Administration degree from Butler University in Indiana. She is active in HR professional organizations and the non-profit community.

Jo MacGibbon
Vice President, Client Services
Ms. MacGibbon joined the company in June of 2000. She has worked in various health care software services roles since 1982. Prior to coming to ProVation Medical, Ms. MacGibbon was Executive Director of Enterprise Services for McKesson where she was responsible for enterprise scheduling, operating room, and physician practice management solutions. She joined Serving Software, Inc. in 1989 prior to its acquisition by HBOC and HBOC's subsequent acquisition by McKesson.

Ms. MacGibbon attended the University of Minnesota where she received a BS in Public Health. She is currently responsible for all Client Services functions within Wolters Kluwer Health’s Clinical Solutions business, including implementation and professional services as well as customer support.

Laura Gilbert
Senior Director, Marketing Communications
Ms. Gilbert joined ProVation Medical in November 2002. She brings experience in both the financial and health care industries, with a focus on Marketing and Corporate Communications. Before joining ProVation Medical she held communications roles at Delta Dental Plan of Minnesota and Piper Jaffray, Inc. She now acts as Communications Director for Wolters Kluwer Health’s Clinical Solutions Division, overseeing all PR, Web, multimedia, corporate and marketing communications. Ms. Gilbert earned a BA from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.