Richard Greco Joins Mediware Board( LENEXA Kan. Sept. 4 /- Mediware I...),Health

LENEXA, Kan., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mediware Information Systems (Nasdaq: MEDW) announced today the appointment of The Honorable Richard Greco, Jr. to the board of directors. The Company also announced that long-term director, Jonathan Churchill, resigned from the board following 15 years of valuable service.

Joining the board is The Honorable Richard Greco, Jr., age 38, former Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Mr. Greco brings tremendous expertise and experience in corporate finance and governance. As the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for financial management, Mr. Greco served as the chief financial officer of the department.

"Richard's high profile expertise is an exceptional addition to the Mediware board of directors," continued Auriana. "His knowledge and practical experience with corporate finance, governance and sound financial management will provide Mediware an advantage as we look to grow and expand within the sector."

Mr. Greco is president of Filangieri Capital Partners in New York City, a private equity partnership seeking long-term capital appreciation by investing in high growth private enterprises in Italy and emerging markets.

He served as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) from 2004 to 2006. Prior to his confirmation by the Senate, Mr. Greco was a White House Fellow from 2002 to 2003 and also served as the acting Director of Private Sector Development for Iraq at the Coalition Provisional Authority Representative's Office.

Prior to government service, Mr. Greco was a managing director of the corporate finance advisory firm of Stern Stewart & Co., where he specialized in EVA(R)-based corporate governance systems, perfor
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