Beryl Expands Leadership Team, Adds Senior VP of Product Management and...( DALLAS Feb. 12 /- The Beryl Compa...),Health

DALLAS, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Beryl Companies announced today the appointment of Mark Williard as senior vice president of product management and marketing. In this newly created position, Williard will lead Beryl's product management team at a time when new services are being introduced as well as oversee the marketing and branding strategies.

"Mark is a welcome addition to our team as Beryl is experiencing unprecedented growth," said Josh Hall, Beryl's executive vice president. "The tremendous leadership and product-development experience that he brings will help us enhance our services to the healthcare industry and continue to grow the Beryl product offerings."

Before joining Beryl, Williard served as vice president of informatics and vice president of product management for Broadlane Inc., a healthcare services supply chain company. Throughout his 20-year career, he has held many leadership positions in companies that serve the healthcare industry, including seven years with HCIA-SACHS (now part of Thomson Healthcare). He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering and computer sciences from The Johns Hopkins University and an MBA from Baylor University in Waco, TX.

Beryl, the nation's leading healthcare-exclusive customer interaction center, helps organizations grow revenue and build lasting customer relationships by connecting people to healthcare. As a leading provider of outsourced telephone and Web-based communications, Beryl delivers 24/7 exemplary customer service to more than three million consumers each year. Since 1985, hundreds of healthcare organizations have relied on Beryl for best-practices insight and data they can use to make more informed decisions about customer acquisition and retention. For more information about Beryl and its educational arm, The Beryl Institute, visit http://www.beryl.net.