The Company was created through the merger of AmeriSource Health Corporation and
Bergen Brunswig Corporation on August 29, 2001.
Previously, the AmerisourceBergen had named six senior executives: R. David
Yost, President and Chief Executive Officer; Kurt J. Hilzinger, Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer; Neil F. Dimick, Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer; Brent R. Martini, Senior Vice President and
President AmerisourceBergen Drug Company; Charles J. Carpenter, Senior Vice
President and President PharMerica; and Steven H. Collis, Senior Vice President
and President AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group.
"These new appointments reflect the strength of both previous companies and will
provide solid, aggressive and innovative leadership for AmerisourceBergen," said
Yost. "This new team will move quickly to focus the entire company on building
shareholder value, expanding customer service and programs, and increasing the
efficiency of the pharmaceutical supply chain."
The new appointments cover the executives reporting directly to Yost, Hilzinger,
Dimick and Martini. Reporting to Yost, in addition to Hilzinger and Dimick, are:
- Eileen C. Clark, Vice President Human Resources, who was
previously Vice President Human Resources, Employment Counsel
and Assistant Secretary at AmeriSource. Prior to joining
AmeriSource in 1995, she was a Senior Associate with the law
firm of Powell, Trachtman, Logan, Carrle and Bowman,
specializing in commercial and employment litigation.
- David M. Senior, Vice President Business Development, who held
the same position at AmeriSource. Before joining AmeriSource,
he was a Manager of the Wilkerson Group, a leading healthcare
consulting firm, which is now a division of IBM.
- William D. Sprague, Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary, who held a similar position at AmeriSource. Prior
to joining AmeriSource, he was Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary at Lukens Inc. and held senior legal positions
at Almax, Inc. and Almax Coal Company.
- Douglas E. Batezel, Vice President and Chief Procurement
Officer, who held the same position at Bergen. He joined
Bergen 20 years ago serving in a variety of positions and has
been responsible for many of Bergen's successful procurement
programs such as the Generic Purchasing Program, the
Investment Buying Department and the Automated Compliance
Assurance Program. He will be moving to Valley Forge.
- Linda M. Burkett, Vice President and Chief Information
Officer, who held the same position at Bergen. She joined
Bergen's information technology organization in 1969 and has
held positions of increasing responsibility, being named CIO
of Bergen in 1995. She has guided the development of Bergen's
innovative IT activities such as iBergen, the former company's
inventory management portal, and managed Choice Systems Inc.,
a third party software company located in Kentucky. She will
be moving to Valley Forge.
- Terrance P. Haas, Senior Vice President, Integration. Prior to
leading AmerisourceBergen's integration activities, he was
AmeriSource's Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Management,
encompassing procurement and corporate operations. He
previously served as a Regional Vice President and General
Manager at the company's Paducah Distribution Center.
Reporting to Dimick are:
- Michael D. DiCandilo, Vice President and Corporate Controller,
who previously held the same position at AmeriSource since
1995. He joined AmeriSource in 1990 as Regional Vice President
of Finance in the Northeast Region after eight years at Ernst
& Young LLP.
- Michael A. Montevideo, Vice President and Corporate Treasurer,
held the same position at Bergen. Prior to joining Bergen he
was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for
Imagyn Medical Technologies, and was previously Vice President
and Treasurer at FHP International.
- Michael N. Kilpatric, Vice President, Corporate and Investor
Relations, held the same position at AmeriSource. Prior to
joining AmeriSource, he managed external communications at a
number of companies, such as Scott Paper Company, American
Water Works and IKON Office Solutions.
- Charles A. Gagliardi, Vice President and Director of Internal
Audit, reports directly to the Board of Director's
Audit/Corporate Responsibility Committee with a management
reporting relationship to Mr. Dimick. He held the same
position at AmeriSource, having joined the company in 1995
after building internal audit departments at companies such as
Aramark and Levitz Furniture Stores.
- Thomas P. Connolly, Senior Vice President, Health Systems
Sales and Marketing, which includes the acute care and
alternate site markets. He was previously Senior Vice
President, Sales and Marketing for AmeriSource.
- David W. Neu, Senior Vice President, Retail Sales and
Marketing, which includes the retail chain and independent
community pharmacy markets. He was previously President,
Retail Sales and Marketing for Bergen.
- John H. McAlpine, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of AmerisourceBergen Drug Company, who held the same position
at Bergen.
Also reporting to Martini are seven regional vice presidents responsible for
sales and operations within each region. They are:
- William G. Allen, Regional Vice President, Southeast Region.
In the industry for 26 years, he served as a Regional
Executive Vice President at Bergen and most recently was
Bergen's President of Distribution Services.
- Richard L. Carter, Regional Vice President, Northeast Region.
With more than 30 years in the pharmaceutical distribution
business, he most recently managed the Northeast Region for
AmeriSource.
- Rolando De Cardenas, Regional Vice President, Northwest
Region. In his more than 20 years with Bergen, he has served
as a distribution center manager in a number of facilities and
most recently was Vice President of Distribution for the
Northeast Region at Bergen.
- Denise K. Gilleland, Regional Vice President, Midwest Region.
She began her AmeriSource career as a controller for a
distribution center and later a region before running two
different distribution centers. Most recently, she was
Regional Vice President for the AmeriSource Southeast Region.
- Frank H. "Bud" Green, Regional Vice President, South Central
Region. With more than 30 years of pharmaceutical distribution
experience, he joined the AmeriSource organization three years
ago to run a distribution center and was most recently
Regional Vice President for AmeriSource's Southwest Region.
- Michael Miller, Regional Vice President, Southwest Region.
With 22 years of experience with Bergen, primarily in
distribution centers, he most recently was Vice President of
Distribution for the West Region of Bergen.
- Daniel L. Wilhelm, Regional Vice President, North Central
Region. In his more than 30 years in the industry he has been
general manager of AmeriSource facilities and Regional Vice
President of AmeriSource's Southeast, and most recently, North
Central regions.
About AmerisourceBergen
AmerisourceBergen (NYSE:ABC) is the largest pharmaceutical services company in
the United States dedicated solely to the pharmaceutical supply chain. It is the
leading distributor of pharmaceutical products and services to the hospital
systems/acute care market, alternative care facilities, and independent
community pharmacies.
The Company is also a leader in the institutional pharmacy marketplace. With
approximately $36 billion in annualized operating revenues, AmerisourceBergen is
headquartered in Valley Forge, PA, and employs more than 13,000 people serving
over 25,000 customers.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain certain "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements are based on management's
current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in
circumstances. Actual results may vary materially from the expectations
contained in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements
herein include statements addressing future financial and operating results of
AmerisourceBergen and the benefits and other aspects of the merger.
The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ
materially from those described in the forward-looking statements: the risk that
the businesses of AmeriSource and Bergen Brunswig will not be integrated
successfully; failure to obtain and retain expected synergies; and other
economic, business, competitive and/or regulatory factors affecting the business
of AmerisourceBergen generally.
More detailed information about these factors is set forth in AmeriSource's and
Bergen Brunswig's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including
each of their Annual Reports on Form 10-K for fiscal 2000, their most recent
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and their joint proxy statement-prospectus dated
August 1, 2001.
AmerisourceBergen, AmeriSource and Bergen Brunswig are under no obligation to
(and expressly disclaim any such obligation to) update or alter their
forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise.
CONTACT:
AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Valley Forge
Michael N. Kilpatric, 610/727-7118
mkilpatric@amerisource.com