Vice Chairman / CEO
Healthcare Supply Chain Services
2009 Recipient
As vice chairman of Cardinal Health and chief executive officer of the company’s $87 billion Healthcare Supply Chain Services segment, George Barrett is responsible for all of Cardinal Health’s supply chain businesses, including pharmaceutical distribution, medical/surgical distribution, nuclear pharmacy services and Presource surgical kitting services. The company’s customers include retail chain and independent pharmacies, hospitals, laboratories, ambulatory care facilities and physician offices. With the expected mid-2009 spinoff of the company’s Clinical and Medical Products businesses, Mr. Barrett will become the chief executive officer of Cardinal Health.
Previously, Mr. Barrett served as CEO of Teva North America and corporate executive vice president of Global Pharmaceutical Markets of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, LTD. He held the position of president and CEO of Teva Pharmaceuticals USA from March 1999 to December 2004. Prior to joining Teva Pharmaceuticals in 1999, Mr. Barrett was president and CEO of Diad Research, a technology start-up based at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He also held various positions with Alpharma Inc., serving as president of US Pharmaceuticals from 1994 to 1997, and president of NMC Laboratories, prior to its acquisition by Alpharma in 1990.
Mr. Barrett serves on a variety of boards including the board of the international Federation of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers, Board of Visitors at the Owen School of Business at Vanderbilt University and is a board member of Project Restore at John Hopkins Medicine. He is a member of the board of trustees of the Healthcare Leadership Council and a past Chairman of board of directors of the Generic Pharmaceutical Industry Association (GPhA). Mr. Barrett is also a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award of Excellence in Global Business from New York University Stern School of Business.
Mr. Barrett received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University in 1977 and a Master of Business Administration from New York University in 1988.
Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE:CAH) is a $91 billion, global company serving the health-care industry with products and services that help hospitals, physician offices and pharmacies reduce costs, improve safety, productivity and profitability, and deliver better care to patients. With a focus on making supply chains more efficient, reducing hospital-acquired infections and breaking the cycle of harmful medication errors, Cardinal Health develops market-leading technologies, including Alaris IV pumps, Pyxis, automated dispensing systems, MedMined data mining surveillance and the CareFusion patient identification system. The company also manufactures medical and surgical products and is one of the largest distributors of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies worldwide. Ranked No. 19 on the Fortune 500, Cardinal Health employs more than 40,000 people on five continents. More information about the company may be found at www.cardinalhealth.com.All contents of pages and images Copyright © 2003,
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