ACO Med Supply names new president, VP of operations
ACO Med Supply (Charlotte, NC) made two executive appointments. The company named Greg Harmon as president and Harlan Mason as VP of operations. In his new role, Harmon will be responsible for providing strategic leadership for the company by working with the CEO and other management to establish long-range goals, strategies, plans and policies. Harmon has worked at ACO Med Supply since 2001, and served as chief sales officer since January 2010. In his role, Mason will be responsible for strengthening ACO Med Supply’s supply chain capabilities and efficiencies through technology, systems, and infrastructure as well as strengthening leverage of vendor partnerships.
Cardinal Health names Pamela Kimmet as chief human resources officer
Cardinal Health (Dublin, OH) appointed Pamela Kimmet as chief human resources officer, effective June 30, 2016. Pam joins the company from Coca-Cola Enterprises, where she was SVP, human resources. She will report to George Barrett, chairman and CEO of Cardinal Health. Kimmet succeeds Carole Watkins, who is retiring following 20 years with Cardinal Health.
Ryan Doherty promoted to Midwest Regional Sales Manager, Midmark Medical Division
Ryan Doherty
Midmark Corporation announced the promotion of Ryan Doherty to Midwest regional sales manager for its medical division. Doherty will report directly to Matt Bourne, vice president of sales, medical division. Doherty began his career with Midmark in 2004 as a medical sales representative covering the Connecticut and New York territories. In 2013, he earned his master’s degree in business administration from State University of New York at Albany. Shortly thereafter, Doherty assumed the role of strategic account executive for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions where his work was focused on growing Midmark’s business with strategic System III & IV IDN health systems. Doherty has won numerous awards during his tenure with Midmark, including “Strategic Account Executive of the Year” and the “Award of Excellence” for top sales performer.
McKesson acquires LABSCO
McKesson Corporation acquired LABSCO in a transaction that closed May 13, 2016. LABSCO will become an affiliate of McKesson’s Medical-Surgical Inc. This acquisition supports McKesson Medical-Surgical’s strategic priorities of expanding its service offerings for the community-hospital and regional-reference lab markets. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.