Higham Named President Of Fertility Services Company

PURCHASE, N.Y. -— IntegraMed America, Inc, the largest fertility-services company in the United States, has announced the promotion of Newtown resident Jay Higham to president of the company. He previously was senior vice president of marketing and development.

The move signals a more aggressive commitment to growth, said IntegraMed Chairman/CEO Gerardo Canet, most notably the company’s objective of doubling its services from a current network of 25 of the nation’s top infertility medical practices to a total of 50.

In his new role, Mr Higham will continue to lead the business expansion effort while also taking on the additional responsibilities of supervising the company’s operations and distribution of products and services to all contracted fertility centers and consumers.

“IntegraMed has never been stronger in its 19 years serving the fertility community,” Mr Canet said. “Jay has been the principal architect of our expanding business and is one of the most well respected executives in our field. He has the vision and capability to help lead the company into the future.”

Mr Higham, 45, has been with the company for ten years. Gerardo Canet, formerly the president and CEO, will remain as CEO and has also been named chairman of the board.

“IntegraMed has a solid infrastructure that is capable of absorbing growth beyond our current pace,” said Mr Higham. “With dedicated staff and a deep portfolio of products and services, we enjoy the goodwill of the providers and patients in our field. My mandate is to accelerate the business development process and our growth rate while at the same time continuing to provide excellent customer service to our affiliated physicians and their patients.”

IntegraMed, based in Purchase, offers products and services to patients, providers ,and payers focused on the $2 billion fertility industry. IntegraMed provides business services to a national network of fertility centers; distributes pharmaceutical products and treatment financing programs directly to consumers; and operates www.integramed.com, a leading fertility portal.