ATLANTA - (December 1, 2010) - Implantable Provider Group (IPG), a leading nationwide provider of implantable device management solutions, is pleased to announce that Marty Smith has joined its executive team as chief information officer (CIO). Smith will be responsible for expanding the company's technology capabilities to support future customer acquisition and integration initiatives.

"Marty understands the critical nature of technology infrastructure to support high-growth companies like IPG," said Michael Jones, president and chief operating officer of IPG. "His expertise is exactly what we need at this point in our development, and we are extremely pleased to have him on board."

Over his successful career, Smith has created technology strategies for multiple high growth ventures including ChoicePoint, Home Depot and TheraTx. As CIO of ChoicePoint, Smith presided over a technology strategy that supported millions of insurance, public record, background and drug-screening inquiries per day.

Smith was also part of the leadership team in the technology department at The Home Depot during their highest growth years. He helped create the infrastructure that supported the company during a time when it opened a new store every 23 hours, hired 400 people per day and handled over 1,000 register transactions per second. At TheraTx, a respiratory therapy management company, Smith created the technology infrastructure to support more than 700 clinics nationwide by charting nearly 10,000 patient visits per day.

About IPG
Implantable Provider Group (IPG) works with commercial and workers compensation payors to develop market-based solutions that deliver tangible value to payors, manufacturers, providers and patients. The company's Implantable Device Management offerings improve quality, affordability and patient access to life-saving and life-enhancing medical device therapies. IPG focuses on large, fast-growth device intensive markets, such as cardiology, neurology and orthopedic implants. In 2008, Inc. Magazine ranked IPG as the sixth-fastest growing health care company in the country and the 138th fastest-growing overall. For more information about IPG, visit www.ipgsurgical.com.