DUBLIN, Ohio, Sept. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardinal
Health announced today that its board of directors has elected
Nancy Killefer as an independent
director, effective Sept. 14.
Killefer most recently served as senior partner of McKinsey and
Co. Inc., until her retirement in 2013. At McKinsey, she served a
multitude of consumer, retail, health care and other companies in
roles of increasing responsibility over the span of more than three
decades.
She also served in the United
States Department of the Treasury as the assistant
secretary for Management, chief financial officer and chief
operating officer.
"Nancy has incredibly strong health care and leadership
experience," said George Barrett,
chairman and chief executive officer of Cardinal Health. "We
believe her perspective on the rapidly evolving health care
industry as well as her broad corporate board experience will be
particularly relevant. We're very pleased to welcome her to our
board of directors."
Killefer served as the founder and managing partner of
McKinsey's Public Sector practice and on the Shareholders
Committee, the firm's governing board, where she chaired the People
Committee. She also served on the company's Professional Standards
Committee, the Client Service Risk Committee, and the Director's
Review Committee.
Killefer serves on the boards of The Advisory Board Co., Avon
Products Inc., and Computer Sciences Corp.
She earned a Master of Science in Management from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Vassar College.
About Cardinal Health
Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE:
CAH) is a $103 billion health care
services company that improves the cost-effectiveness of health
care. Cardinal Health helps pharmacies, hospitals, ambulatory
surgery centers, clinical laboratories and physician offices focus
on patient care while reducing costs, enhancing efficiency and
improving quality. Cardinal Health is an essential link in the
health care supply chain, providing pharmaceuticals and medical
products and services to more than 100,000 locations each day and
is also the industry-leading direct-to-home medical supplies
distributor. The company is a leading manufacturer of medical and
surgical products, including gloves, surgical apparel and fluid
management products. In addition, the company operates the nation's
largest network of radiopharmacies that dispense products to aid in
the early diagnosis and treatment of disease. Ranked #26 on the
Fortune 500, Cardinal Health employs nearly 35,000 people
worldwide. More information about the company may be found at
www.cardinalhealth.com and @CardinalHealth on Twitter.
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