athenahealth Inc. has announced the appointment of Tom Szkutak, former Amazon.com CFO, to its board of directors.

Szkutak will serve on the compensation commitee and nominating and corporate governance committees of the board of directors, raising the number of board of directors to eight. He has served as senior vice president and chief financial officer at Amazon.com for 13 years, as well as holding a variety of positions at GE for 20 years.

"We are thrilled to have Tom Szkutak join our Board of Directors," said Jonathan Bush, CEO of athenahealth.  “Between his roles in finance at GE and, more importantly, his 13 years as a leader on Jeff Bezos’ executive team, where he helped shape the great American story that is Amazon, we are adding a highly strategic director to our Board who we believe will help us to further grow, expand our services, and redefine healthcare’s experience with an expectation of technology in healthcare.”