Lauderdale named president at Voalte

Voalte, Sarasota, Fla., has named company founder Trey Lauderdale president of the clinical communications technology firm and also announced it had named four new executives.

Lauderdale has been Voalte's VP of innovation, according to a news release.

Voalte provides hospitals with clinical communications solutions built on touch-based smartphone devices that allow nurses to communicate instantly with each other via voice, alarm and text messaging.

“I am honored to accept this position and will continue to focus on a growth strategy that will take Voalte to the next level,” Lauderdale said in the news release.

The company announced the following new executive appointments:

Phil Fibiger, as VP of engineering, who joins Voalte from Canonical, where he led engineering teams for the online divisions.

Bob Porterfield, as VP of product and alliance management, who recently joined from Capsule Tech, Andover, Mass., where he was senior product manager for the company's medical device connectivity suite.

Frank Watts, as VP of sales and marketing, who has previously served as a national sales consultant to Voalte.

Don Fletcher, as chief architect, who joins Voalte from Google, where he helped launch its telecommunications service Google Voice.

The ages of the personnel were not provided by deadline.