Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> August 12, 2002
JUDITH H. HENKELS is President and Chief Executive Officer of Precis,
Inc. Ms. Henkels originally came onboard in June 2001 as President and
Chief Operating Officer, with the completion of the Precis-Capella Group
merger. In March 2002, Ms. Henkels became CEO of Precis to further
assist in managing the company's rapid growth and focus on the
healthcare market. Ms. Henkels is the founder of the Capella Group and
has 25 years of business experience, with a concentration in accounting,
finance and health care. She has over 10 years of experience in the
healthcare industry. Prior to starting the Capella Group, she was the
Executive Vice President and CFO for Linnaeus, Inc. during the period
1994-1997. From 1991-1994, Ms. Henkels was CFO and Executive Vice
President for Premier BioResources, Inc., a company that owned and
operated plasma centers through the US. From 1985-1991, Ms. Henkels
worked for The BOC Group (a British conglomerate) in their healthcare
segment. She held various controllership roles in the anesthesia,
critical care and home healthcare divisions and was the first woman to
hold the role of Vice President in BOC throughout the world. Prior to
BOC, Ms. Henkels also held financial positions in the Worthington
Division of Dresser Industries (formerly McGraw Edision) and the
accounting firm Ernst & Whinney, now Ernst & Young. Ms. Henkels is a
Certified Public Accountant and holds an MBA degree from Rutgers
University, where she graduated number one in her class, and a BA degree
from Iowa State University. Profile
Ms. Henkels: Precis originally started out in the SmartCare technology
industry and while we still use that technology,
