Digital Weight Loss Company Noom announced the appointment of Geoff Cook as the new CEO and member of the Board of Directors.
Saeju Jeong, co-founder of Noom and former CEO of the company who served for 16 years, is stepping down but will remain chairman of the board.
Cook was co-founder and CEO of social networking service provider The Meet Group, where he took the company public before founding it acquired by eHarmony’s parent company Parship Group. He also serves as trustee of the Franklin Institute, a science museum and science education and research center in Philadelphia.
“I have spent the last 18 years driving innovation to foster social connection and well-being, and I am excited to extend this spirit of transformative innovation to broader dimensions of health and wellness. I believe Noom can build on its strong and compelling foundation to reach everyone.” “I look forward to working with Noom’s co-founders, board of directors and talented team to create the next chapter of Noom’s growth ‘ Cook said in a statement.
Last year, Noom settled a lawsuit It claimed it tricked users into signing up for hard-to-cancel subscriptions. In October, Bloomberg reported that Noom had started looking for a new CEO to replace Jeong.
In January, the company confirmed to MobiHealthNews that it had carried out another round of layoffs due to “tough economic headwinds”. The layoffs marked the third round of layoffs at the New York-based company in less than a year.
Values-based care startup Vytalize Health announced the recording of Dave Wichmann and Dr. Amy Compton-Phillips to its Board of Directors.
Wichman is co-founder of private equity fund Jory Capital and was previously CEO of UnitedHealth Group.
Compton-Phillips is President and Chief Clinical Officer of Indiana-based healthcare company Press Ganey and was previously President of Clinical Operations at Providence Health. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). acquired MobiHealthNews in 2015.
“For me, it’s about finding innovative care models that can improve our healthcare system. New tools and technologies alone are not enough to solve the complex challenges of the industry. We also need to focus on the human side of care and help doctors.” Build stronger relationships with patients. Vytalize Health’s platform will enable the transition to holistic, preventative care for better outcomes. I look forward to working with the team to advance values-based care,” Compton-Phillips said in a statement.
At the beginning of the year, Vytalize achieved a solid result $100 million in funding less than a year after receipt $50 million in a Series B round.
