CONWAY, NH – The Echo Group, a leader in providing software to Behavioral Health organizations for 30 years, has announced the appointment of Fasi Siddiqui as President, The Echo Group of California.

Mr. Siddiqui comes to Echo from RWD Technologies where he served as a Strategic Initiatives Executive, with a focus on multiple markets, with an emphasis on healthcare. Prior to that, he was President of F.S. Systems for 10 years, where he provided leadership and executive support to several government agencies, during the implementation of large enterprise-wide software implementations within the state of California. F.S. Systems frequently won accolades from its clients and software partners for delivering successful implementations and its superior customer service.

“The Echo Group and its staff are leaders in the behavioral healthcare industry and one of the strongest companies in the market,” said Fasi. “The Oakland-based team is by the far the most experienced group in the areas of behavioral health and state regulations within the state of California. I am excited to lead our talented team as we assist our valuable customers in the adoption of our next generation software solutions. One of my primary objectives is to enhance our customer experience through superior implementation services and support.”

“Fasi will play a key role for Echo in ensuring California customers are well served and our business development efforts continue to be successful,” remarked Echo Chairman of the Board, George Epstein. “He brings a unique understanding of California government and county operations to our company. The addition of Fasi to our management team coupled with recent sales to Inyo County in California and a five county consortium in Michigan, positions Echo for a very strong 2010.”

ABOUT THE ECHO GROUP – Since 1980, The Echo Group has been developing enterprise software applications that have been used nationwide to address the needs of Behavioral Health organizations. Echo offers a suite of Windows-based and Web-based applications for Administrative, Clinical EHR and Billing functions. They also offer a suite of services, including Transaction Management Billing Services and Fiscal and Clinical Process Workflow Analysis. The company is headquartered in Conway, New Hampshire, and also has offices in Lewiston, Maine, Powell, Ohio and Oakland, California.

For more information contact Paul Kirsch, Marketing Manager at paul.kirsch@echoman.com or visit www.echoman.com.