IHTSDO - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chief People Officer
- Member of the Leadership Team
Annie joined SNOMED International in May 2018, bringing almost 15 years of experience in human resources to the organization. In her role as Chief People Officer, Annie is responsible for the development, communication, deployment and evaluation of the organizational HR strategy and plan. She is deeply involved in driving people initiatives and building strong business relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure that the HR Function is responsive to business needs and expectations.
Having held Human Resources leadership roles with both for-profit as well as not-for-profit organizations, Annie brings a varied set of experiences to her role. She has developed both a breadth and depth of expertise across the Human Resources field, with significant experience in strategic planning, performance management, training and developing, compensation and benefits, change management, and leadership coaching. She holds degrees in Communications and Psychology, and is a certified Professional of Human Resources.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Chief Executive Officer of SNOMED International
Don Sweete is Chief Executive Officer of SNOMED International. He joined SNOMED International in 2014, bringing more than 30 years of industry leadership and executive management experience to his role.
As CEO, Don leads the corporate direction and strategy of SNOMED International, and is responsible for all facets of the business ranging from product content, technical support, customer relationship management, and organization enabling functions. Since joining the organization, Sweete has worked to share SNOMED International's broadening strategy and vision with its Members, customers, and partners globally.
Prior to becoming CEO, Don Sweete served as a member of SNOMED International's Management Board (formerly known as IHTSDO), from October 2011 to December 2013. During this time he held positions on various Management Board Committees (Executive, Finance, Transition, Implementation and Innovation) contributing to the success of the organization. In his previous role as Executive Regional Director of the Standards Collaborative and Atlantic Region for Canada Health Infoway, he was responsible for all digital health implementations in the region and fulfilling the national standards agenda.
A graduate of Canada's Dalhousie University, Don possesses extensive experience in health services and health information technology where he has held executive positions with both commercial (SHL Systemhouse, Siemens, Cerner) and governmental (Assistant Deputy Minister of Corporate Services Ministry of Health Nova Scotia) organizations over the course of the past 3 decades.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Chief Terminologist
- Member of the Laboratory LOINC Committee, Co - Chair of the Health Level Seven
Jim joined SNOMED International in June 2015, seconded on a part time basis from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), providing leadership across the Content Development and Mapping areas. After retiring from the NLM in December 2018, Jim transitioned wholly to SNOMED International, retaining his half-time role as the Head of Terminology.
Jim received his MS in Genetics from Stanford University and both his D.V.M. and Ph.D. (Comparative Pathology) from UC Davis. He served as Professor of Clinical Diagnostic Informatics with the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System at UC Davis from 1986 until 2010. In 1995, his efforts were focused on the development of national veterinary data standards.
Having been heavily involved in standards development organizations, Jim has served as a member of the Laboratory LOINC committee, co-chair of the Health Level Seven vocabulary work group, Director at large for HL7 and is currently a member of the WHO Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee for ICD-11. He was Professor of Clinical Diagnostic Informatics at the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, from 1987-2010. He served at the NLM from January 2010 to December 2018, where his primary role was the development and maintenance of the US extension to SNOMED CT and addition of US content into the International release of SNOMED CT. He is the first veterinarian to be elected to the American College of Medical Informatics.
Job Titles:
- Chief Communications Officer
- Member of the Leadership Team
Kelly joined SNOMED International in February 2017 with over 10 years experience in the health and health informatics industry. In this position, Kelly is responsible for leading SNOMED International's internal and external communications presence internationally, including global media relations and Member country and employee communications.
Prior to joining SNOMED International, Kelly was positioned at Canada Health Infoway and was responsible for digital health strategy development, vendor liaison, as well as driving strategic communications and stakeholder engagement in pursuit of the organization's clinical interoperability and standards program.
Kuldip joined SNOMED International in March 2014 to oversee all aspects of financial management and corporate services within the organization. Kuldip's responsibilities range from annual planning and budgeting, financial control, procurement, risk management and management reporting to the governing bodies of the Association, to overseeing the Corporate Services team based in Denmark and the UK.
Prior to joining the organization, Kuldip worked at a senior level in a number of FTSE 100 companies and brings in excess of twenty years' experience in financial management, operational management and project management. Kuldip is a fellow Chartered Accountant and holds a first class honors degree in Accountancy.
Job Titles:
- Chief Information Officer
- Member of the Leadership Team
Rory joined the SNOMED International in January 2013 with a background in technology, having worked in a wide range of countries, industries, technologies and roles. As Chief Information Officer, Rory is responsible for the effective integration of SNOMED International's content development and technology teams, to ensure that the delivery of SNOMED CT and relevant technology services continue to meet the high standard and expected outcomes of the organization's members, the wider community and internal stakeholders. Previously, Rory led the SNOMED International Technology Services group ensuring that the technology platform was put in place to secure the quality, maintenance and delivery of SNOMED CT as well as the day to day operations of SNOMED International.
Before joining the organization, Rory worked as part of the end to end solutions architecture team responsible for the roll-out of smart energy meters in the UK, and prior to that he worked for the Department of Health in the UK as the Lead Technical Architect for the National Pandemic Flu Service and the Lead Technical Architect for Primary Care within NHS Connecting for Health. Rory has also held the role of Head of User Solutions at Atos KPMG Consulting, covering the design and implementation of user experience practices across multiple technologies and industries.
Shelley leads the Customer and Stakeholder Relations and Education and Product Support teams and joined SNOMED International in October of 2014 after spending the last 10 years with Canada Health Infoway ("Infoway"). During her time at Infoway she was responsible for all client relations and investment projects for the mid-western region, also leading Infoway's Certification Service for 3 years.
Prior to working for Infoway Shelley was the CEO of the Saskatchewan Health Information Network, the provincial agency responsible for the development and implementation of the electronic health record across the Province. Shelley is a fellow Chartered Accountant and also holds a certified corporate director accreditation.