Healthcomp Evaluation Services Announces Management Appointments

Healthcomp Evaluation Services Announces Management Appointments

SARASOTA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2001--Healthcomp Evaluation Services Corporation (HESc) (OTCBB:HCEV), a national provider of healthcare data management and occupational health services, today announced a number of management changes to support expansion and delivery of its wide array of health screening products and services.

HESc announced that John F. Thomas, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has decided to retire after nurturing the Company's growth during the past five years. Mr. Thomas will remain active as a consultant to assist the Company in furthering the development of its substance abuse TPA business. At the same time, Martin J. Clegg has been named to replace Mr. Thomas as the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

The Company also announced that it has named Harry J. Chororos as Senior Vice President-Sales & Marketing and Derrick K. Johnson as Senior Vice President-Information Management and Consulting Services.

Prior to joining HESc, Mr. Chororos, 47, was the head of Business Development for U.S. HealthWorks, Inc., a leading provider of clinic-based occupational health services. He had earlier directed the Occupational Health Operations of HealthSouth Corporation and has broad experience in occupational health, insurance and health management services. Reporting to Mr. Chororos will be all corporate and field sales managers, product managers and marketing-support functions.

Mr. Johnson, 37, joins the Company from Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway where he was in charge of that company's industrial hygiene department. Prior to working with the railroad, he spent many years as a consultant with a number of corporations, including AT&T Corp., Texas Instruments Incorporated and Johnson & Johnson. Mr. Johnson will have responsibility for the Company's Industrial Hygiene and Safety Consulting operations and for its Information Services product offerings.

Martin J. Clegg stated: "Harry and Derrick are well seasoned executives with impressive histories in both the growth and management of health services businesses. Their decisions to join our team will provide us with the management expertise necessary for us to continue to grow our core business.

"Their extensive experience in ancillary industries will also allow us to continue expanding our information and clinic network management service offerings introduced during the past year."

About Healthcomp Evaluation Services

Healthcomp Evaluation Services markets occupational health and medical assessment products and services nationally, including substance abuse, on-site medical testing, wellness, medical staffing and related health management services and programs. These services are supported by the Company's sophisticated, proprietary software that is used to gather, maintain, analyze and report data concerning a customer's employees covered by some or all of the Company's health screening programs or by self-administered or third-party programs. These systems are designed to interface with some of the most sophisticated health-care reporting systems in the nation.

HESc has introduced real time, Web-based reporting for a number of its substance abuse screening customers and has initiated Clinic Management Network services that provide centralized management of healthcare facilities, allowing the Company's clients to integrate standard fixed site services with its mobile service organization using state-of-the-art technology and clinic review protocols.

The Company maintains offices in numerous locations throughout the country, including Chicago; Chapel Hill, Charlotte and Greensboro, NC; Hartford, Conn.; Indianapolis; Minneapolis; Parsippany, NJ; Pittsburgh; Kansas City; Pocatello, Id.; and Sarasota, Fla.

Except for historical financial information that may be contained herein, the matters set forth in this release are forward-looking statements that are dependent on certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to such factors as market demand, pricing and changes in worldwide economic conditions.