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At the October 2024 Business Meetings and Expo in Seoul, Korea, SNOMED International announced new appointees to its Management Board, a governance body with legal and oversight responsibility for the direction, management and risk mitigation of SNOMED International, and thanked outgoing members Joanne Burns, Chair; Matic Meglic, Director; and Dr Gong Mengchun, Director, for their many contributions and for navigating many challenges during their tenure, including the COVID-19 pandemic, managing the organizational budget throughout a period of widespread inflation, and developing a strategy to embrace advanced technologies to better position the organization and its Members for the future.

The organization welcomed new Board Chair Andrew Roddam, who has served as a Director since October 2020; and Directors Dr Juana Lucia Flores-Candia, Christian Hein and Bettina McMahon. 

“SNOMED International is deeply grateful to our outgoing Management Board Directors for the many contributions they have made, the multifaceted perspectives they have shared and their deep expertise in leadership, healthcare technology and healthcare informatics,” says SNOMED International CEO Don Sweete. “You’ve helped us navigate critical challenges and build greater resilience in turbulent times, and while your term here has ended, your impact will continue to shape our future. We thank you for your dedication and partnership. At the same time, we  welcome our new Chair and Directors, and we look forward to their guidance as we begin to execute on our next strategy.”

Read the release here.

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