Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime), a US-based diversified pharmacy solutions organisation serving health plans, employers and government programs, announced on Monday that it has named Dinesh Kandanchatha as its new chief information officer (CIO), effective 1 July 2024.

In the new role, Kandanchatha is to play a main role in shaping and implementing the company's information technology (IT) strategy, managing program delivery and offering operational support. He will head IT planning for the delivery of information systems, which includes security and efficiency of IT operations.

Kandanchatha has over 25 years of technology leadership. He most recently served as managing partner, HealthTech and Life Sciences at Emids. His entrepreneurial background was honed by earlier work concentrated on building up various start-ups by bringing their technology to scale, which includes Patriot One Technologies, where he has served as a founder.