Founders

Forcare was founded in early 2006 by three healthcare IT experts. They share a history in a PACS pioneering company, Applicare Medical Imaging B.V., which was later acquired by GE Healthcare.

harmjan_wessels Harm-Jan Wessels, CEO
Harm-Jan Wessels has been active since the early nineties in healthcare IT. As co-founder of Applicare Medical Imaging B.V. he led the development of Picture Archive and Communication Systems (PACS) in radiology. After the acquisition of Applicare by General Electric Harm-Jan held several management positions within GE Healthcare. Next to his role as CEO, he was the vendor-chair for IHE Netherlands from 2006-2009 and is a member of the IHE International board.
                                
andries_hamster Andries Hamster, Chief Marketing Officer
Andries Hamster started his career in the mid nineties as software engineer with Applicare Medical Imaging B.V. He contributed to the development of workstations, web based distribution and archiving systems for radiology, and led international development teams in several engineering management positions. Andries has extensive experience with the integration of clinical information systems according the principles of IHE
 
mark_sinke Mark Sinke, Chief Technology Officer
Mark Sinke also started his career with Applicare Medical Imaging B.V., where he developed from software engineer to the role of architect. After Applicare’s acquisition by GE Healthcare, Mark was responsible as architect for GE Healthcare IT’s global (software) platform development. Mark has a wide range of experience in the development of medical and clinical (software) products. He is an expert in DICOM and IHE, and has (co)authored various IHE profiles.