Jeff Surges was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Merge Healthcare in November 2010. Prior to joining Merge, Mr. Surges served as President of Sales at Allscripts for three years. Mr. Surges led that sales organization with teams focused on direct, client, segment and international sales. He also oversaw the company’s marketing organization to direct a single go-to-market approach. Mr. Surges has nearly 20 years of experience managing high-growth technology companies in the health care and information services industries. Prior to his tenure at Allscripts, Mr. Surges was President and Chief Executive Officer of Extended Care Information Network, Inc., before that firm was sold to Allscripts in December 2007. He transformed ECIN from an early-stage, venture-backed startup to the industry leader in case-management automation technology. Prior to joining ECIN in October 1999, Mr. Surges was President and General Manager of McKesson HBOC Inc.’s resource management group, a division with more than $100 million in annual revenue and an annual growth rate of over 40%. Mr. Surges joined HBOC in 1997 from the acquisition of Enterprise Systems, Inc., where he served on the management team during their successful IPO and eventual sale to HBOC.
