Former McKesson Executive Joins H5 as Head of Global Practice Management
Former McKesson senior vice president and general manager Steve Whitehurst brings over 20 years of experience to legal consulting and information risk management firm
SAN FRANCISCO — July 18, 2007 — H5, the leading provider of information risk management and automated document analysis services for the legal industry, today announced that Steve Whitehurst has joined the company as executive managing director of H5’s Global Practice Management group. In this capacity, he will lead all aspects of the company’s practice management and consulting services, focusing on new market expansion and strategic operations.
"We are fortunate to have been able to attract a senior leader from such a well-respected Fortune 20 company at this critical stage of our growth cycle," said Nicolas Economou, H5’s CEO. "Steve’s leadership will be instrumental in building our global corporate development strategy and strengthening our position as the market leader in legal information risk management and automated review services."
With more than 20 years of experience in managing operations, client services, marketing, and product delivery in the technology sector, Mr. Whitehurst is ideally suited to lead H5’s global practice, and to drive continued growth of its market-leading information risk management services. Prior to joining H5, Mr. Whitehurst was senior vice president and general manager at McKesson Corporation, a Fortune 20 company with revenues over $88 billion and the nation’s leading healthcare IT company. At McKesson, he led the Life Sciences-Laboratory Solutions Group and Automation businesses, where he focused on new market expansion and the development of a next-generation laboratory information system, including genomics.
"I am very excited to join the exceptional team at H5," said Whitehurst. "The company has such a compelling offering and such tremendous potential that I am nothing short of thrilled to be able to jump in and get involved at this rapid-growth stage of its development."
About H5
H5 provides automated document review and information risk management services to Fortune 500 companies and their outside counsel for their litigation, preservation, and compliance needs. By combining advanced proprietary technologies with professional services and process design expertise, H5 delivers a fully integrated review system that is customized for each client’s needs—a system that is unparalleled in performance and backed by proof. As a result, law firms and corporate legal departments are able to demonstrably reduce the cost, risk, and time to completion typically associated with large-scale document review. For more information, visit www.h5.com.