New board chair for the Centre for Health Information

Health and Community Services Minister John Ottenheimer today announced the appointment of William Fanning as the chair of the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information�s Board of Management.

�I am pleased to announce the appointment of William Fanning to the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information�s Board of Management,� said Minister Ottenheimer. �I am confident that his experience as a member of the board of management for five years, along with his knowledge of health care issues, will serve the board well.�

Mr. Fanning has been the chief operating officer and general manager of Spectrol Energy Services Inc., a privately-owned Newfoundland and Labrador company providing engineering and technical services to the oil and gas industry from offices in Atlantic Canada, Texas and West Africa. He has extensive project management, supply chain and commercial/contract management expertise on oil and gas engineering, procurement and construction projects. In 2004, Mr. Fanning was a recipient of Atlantic Canada Business Magazine�s Top 50 CEO Award.

Mr. Fanning is also a director of Atlantic XL Inc. and president of Spectrol Group LLC. He has also been involved with the Newfoundland Oil Industries Association, the St. John�s Boys and Girls Club, Junior Achievement, and the Royal St. John�s Regatta.

The Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information was established in 1996 with a mandate to provide information to health professionals, the public, researchers, and health system decision-makers that is accurate, timely, and useable. Through its collaboration with the health system, the centre has fostered expertise in health information systems development and management, applied health research, data quality and collection, and personal information privacy and security.

Media contact: Lucy McDonald, Centre for Health Information, (709) 757-2424

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