Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> February 25, 2002

Daniel Eckert – Neoforma Inc (neof)

DANIEL A. ECKERT is President and Chief Operating Officer of Neoforma, Inc. As a member of Neoforma's senior leadership team, Mr. Eckert manages the development, operation, revenue generation and sales and marketing activities of Neoforma's healthcare marketplaces. He is also responsible for overseeing the company's services delivery and technology initiatives. Prior to his appointment as President and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Eckert served as Senior Vice President of Marketplaces, Executive Vice President of Sales and President of Neoforma Shop. Prior to Neoforma Mr. Eckert was President and Chief Operating Officer of Fisher Healthcare. Prior to Fisher he spent six years at McKesson Corporation, where he held several strategic positions, including Senior Vice President of Corporate Sales for the Health Systems Group as well as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing and Vice President of Acute Care for McKesson/General Medical Corporation. Mr. Eckert also served as Director of National Accounts for Owens & Minor, Inc., and began his career in the healthcare supply field of Johnson & Johnson, Inc. Mr. Eckert graduated from Occidental College with a Bachelor of Arts degree and completed the Fuqua School of Business' Healthcare Distributor Executive Program at Duke University. Profile
TWST: Would you give us a brief historical sketch of the company and

tell us what you're doing at the present time?

Mr. Eckert: We're proudest of the fact that Neoforma has been an

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