HealthLink co-founder and CEO Tom Bowden is stepping down again, planning to hang out his shingle as an independent consultant to the eHealth sector. His role at HealthLink will be taken by chief financial officer Michelle Creighton.

Mr Bowden co-founded HealthLink in 1993 following a conversation with Orion Health CEO Ian McCrae. The company now has more than 15,000 customers and 100 staff in New Zealand and Australia and is responsible for the exchange of 100 million clinical messages annually.