VALLEY FORGE, Pa., Mar 14, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE: ABC) today announced that Chief
Executive Officer R. David Yost will retire from the Company on July 1,
2011. The AmerisourceBergen Board of Directors has named Steven H.
Collis, age 49, to succeed Yost, also effective July 1, 2011.
"Ten years after we announced the merger that created AmerisourceBergen,
I am announcing my plans to retire," said Yost. "With our strong
position in the growth areas of the pharmaceutical supply chain,
generics and specialty pharmaceuticals, I believe the Company is
exceptionally well-positioned for continued success, and that the
Company's future has never been brighter. With Steve's leadership, I am
confident that AmerisourceBergen will take full advantage of the
opportunities that lie ahead."
"On a personal note, I am almost 64 years old and have been with the
Company for almost 37 years, and CEO for 14 years," continued Yost.
"There are many things I'd like to do with my wife, my family, and my
grandchildren, and other interests I would like to pursue while I am
still in good health and I look forward to getting started on that
chapter of my life."
"Dave has done a superb job during his 14 years as the Chief Executive
Officer of AmerisourceBergen and its predecessor company," said Richard
C. Gozon, Chairman of the Board of AmerisourceBergen. "Most notably, he
has developed a very talented and results-oriented management team. The
Board of Directors has every confidence that under the leadership of
Steve Collis, the Company will continue to deliver the outstanding
performance that AmerisourceBergen stakeholders have come to expect."
Collis is currently President and Chief Operating Officer, responsible
for all AmerisourceBergen business units including AmerisourceBergen
Drug Corporation (ABDC), AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group (ABSG),
AmerisourceBergen Consulting Services (ABCS), and AmerisourceBergen
Packaging Group (ABPG). Before being promoted to his current position in
November 2010, Collis was Executive Vice President AmerisourceBergen and
President of ABDC, the Company's largest subsidiary with revenues over
$60 billion. Over his 17 year tenure with the Company, he founded ABSG
and was the driving force behind growing the business into the
market-leader it is today, with $16 billion in annualized revenues.
"Steve's experience and skills make him eminently qualified to be the
next CEO of AmerisourceBergen," said Yost. "The Company has great
momentum, a seasoned and proven management team, and a superb
customer-focused, cost conscious culture. I have no doubts that Steve
will continue to grow our business and provide value to our customers,
suppliers, shareholders and our associates."
In addition, the Company reaffirmed its guidance for fiscal year 2011
earnings per share in the range of $2.31 to $2.41.
The Company will hold a brief conference call for investors this evening
at 5:00pm Eastern Time today. Participating in the call will be:
R. David Yost, Chief Executive Officer
Steven H. Collis, President and Chief Operating Officer
Michael D. DiCandilo, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
To access the live conference call via telephone:
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The dial-in number for the live call will be (612) 326-1011.
No access code is needed.
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To access the live webcast:
Go to the Investor Relations page at http://www.amerisourcebergen.com.
A replay of the telephone call and webcast will be available after 7:30
p.m. March 14, 2011. The telephone replay will be available until 11:59
p.m. March 21, 2011, and the webcast replay will be available for at
least 30 days.
To access the replay via telephone:
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(800) 475-6701 from within the U.S. Access code: 196024
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(320) 365-3844 from outside the U.S. Access code: 196024
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To access the archived webcast:
Go to the Quarterly Webcasts section on the Investor Relations page at http://www.amerisourcebergen.com.
On Wednesday, March 16, 2011, Dave Yost, Steve Collis, and Mike
DiCandilo will be presenting at the Barclays Global Healthcare
Conference in Miami, Florida.
About AmerisourceBergen
AmerisourceBergen is one of the world's largest pharmaceutical services
companies serving the United States, Canada and selected global markets.
Servicing both healthcare providers and pharmaceutical manufacturers in
the pharmaceutical supply channel, the Company provides drug
distribution and related services designed to reduce costs and improve
patient outcomes. AmerisourceBergen's service solutions range from
pharmacy automation and pharmaceutical packaging to reimbursement and
pharmaceutical consulting services. With $78 billion in annual revenue,
AmerisourceBergen is headquartered in Valley Forge, PA, and employs
approximately 10,000 people. AmerisourceBergen is ranked #24 on the
Fortune 500 list. For more information, go to www.amerisourcebergen.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain of the statements contained in this press release are
"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 change in circumstances. Among the
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
projected, anticipated or implied are the following: changes in
pharmaceutical market growth rates; the loss of one or more key customer
or supplier relationships; changes in customer mix; customer
delinquencies, defaults or insolvencies; supplier defaults or
insolvencies; changes in pharmaceutical manufacturers' pricing and
distribution policies or practices; adverse resolution of any contract
or other dispute with customers or suppliers; federal and state
government enforcement initiatives to detect and prevent suspicious
orders of controlled substances and the diversion of controlled
substances; quitam litigation for alleged violations of
fraud and abuse laws and regulations and/or any other laws and
regulations governing the marketing, sale and purchase of pharmaceutical
products or any related litigation, including shareholder derivative
lawsuits; changes in federal and state legislation or regulatory action
affecting pharmaceutical product pricing or reimbursement policies,
including under Medicaid and Medicare; changes in regulatory or clinical
medical guidelines and/or labeling for the pharmaceutical products we
distribute, including certain anemia products; price inflation in
branded pharmaceuticals and price deflation in generics; greater or less
than anticipated benefit from launches of the generic versions of
previously patented pharmaceutical products; significant breakdown or
interruption of our information technology systems; our inability to
continue to implement an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to
handle business and financial processes and transactions (including
processes and transactions relating to our customers and suppliers) of
AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation operations and our corporate
functions as intended without functional problems, unanticipated delays
and/or cost overruns; success of integration, restructuring or systems
initiatives; interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate
fluctuations; economic, business, competitive and/or regulatory
developments in Canada, the United Kingdom and elsewhere outside of the
United States, including changes and/or potential changes in Canadian
provincial legislation affecting pharmaceutical product pricing or
service fees or regulatory action by provincial authorities in Canada to
lower pharmaceutical product pricing and service fees; the impact of
divestitures or the acquisition of businesses that do not perform as we
expect or that are difficult for us to integrate or control; our
inability to successfully complete any other transaction that we may
wish to pursue from time to time; changes in tax legislation or adverse
resolution of challenges to our tax positions; increased costs of
maintaining, or reductions in our ability to maintain, adequate
liquidity and financing sources; volatility and deterioration of the
capital and credit markets; and other economic, business, competitive,
legal, tax, regulatory and/or operational factors affecting our business
generally. Certain additional factors that management believes could
cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those
described in forward-looking statements are set forth (i) in Item 1A
(Risk Factors) in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2010 and elsewhere in that report and
(ii) in other reports filed by the Company pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

SOURCE: AmerisourceBergen Corporation
AmerisourceBergen Corporation
Barbara Brungess, 800-829-3132 x7199
bbrungess@amerisourcebergen.com