DocTree the virtual hospital portal has announced the appointment of Ramesh Kumar as executive chairman.

Prior to this Kumar headed the Societe Generale Global Solution Centre where he was instrumental in framing the company’s business plans and development approach.  Prior to Socgen, Mr Kumar has been associated with Unilever India, part of the technology division.

Dr Sreenivasan Narayana, founder & chief executive officer, DocTree said “Ramesh will be helping us channelise our resources in an effective manner and we are glad to have a visionary like him as a mentor to us.”

doctree.in is an online platform that simplifies the process of accessing healthcare in the country. It provides relevant information, most importantly on pricing to patients helping them to take more informed medical decisions. Simultaneously it enables, doctors to reach out to well informed patients and thereby be more productive in their practice.