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ABIM Appoints Marc Feldman As Chief Financial Officer

Philadelphia, PA, February 18, 2004 – The American Board of Internal Medicine and ABIM Foundation announced the appointment of Marc Feldman as Senior Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer; the appointment will be effective March 12. Dr. Christine Cassel, President of the ABIM and the ABIM Foundation said, "Marc brings a portfolio of skills and experience that make a major contribution to our ability to meet the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities ahead of us."

Prior to joining ABIM, Mr. Feldman was a management consultant and interim manager. His clients were focused mainly in health care and not-for-profit activities.

"Most recently, he served for three years as President of Visiting Nurse Service System, Inc., a large, not-for-profit home health agency. In this capacity, he led the organization from the brink of bankruptcy to financial stability. He then negotiated a long-term management arrangement and purchase option with the large, financially sound Holy Redeemer Health System.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Feldman held a number of increasingly responsible positions in finance, marketing, and business planning and development at Glaxo SmithKline, formerly known as SmithKline Corporation. He also served as a Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer at two HMOs.

He holds a B.S. in Economics, summa cum laude, from Lehigh University, and an M.B.A. in Finance from the Wharton School.

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