FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CIS Appoints Guy Merritt as Chief Development Officer Innovative technology development executive to drive CIS’ outsource solutions RALEIGH, NC, March 16, 2015 – CIS, a leading healthcare compliance and revenue optimization firm, today announced the appointment of Guy Merritt as Chief Development Officer. Guy joins the executive management team and will lead the company in the areas of product development, integration, information technology and quality assurance. He brings over 30 years of experience in product development, project management and operations, and systems engineering. “Guy’s extensive background in team leadership, combined with solutions innovation and software development, makes him the ideal person to lead CIS’ technology resources and initiatives,” said Mel Walker, Chief Executive Officer at CIS. “He will be a hands-on leader, driving our teams to develop a next generation of outsource solutions and industry best practices in our key technology areas.” “CIS is a premier commercial outsource provider with innovative solutions for the healthcare sector. I’m excited to further expand the company’s technology and look forward to providing leadership in product management and development,” said Merritt. Prior to joining CIS, Guy was Vice President of Wireless Products Group at Spirent Communications, where he led a team of over 200 developers, product managers and engineers charged with developing wireless technology solutions for the world’s leading providers of wireless infrastructure, devices and carrier services. Previously, while Vice President of Product Development at Entourage Systems, Guy and his team developed and commercially released the world's first dual screen tablet supporting the Android mobile operating system. Guy is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force where he provided communications support for national command authorities. About CIS CIS specializes in integrated compliance and revenue optimization for the healthcare industry. We provide solutions that focus on compliance, risk and technology-driven managed services. For more information, visit www.cis-partners.com. ###