McKesson Appoints Nancy Flores as Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Chief Technology Officer
December 09 2019 - 4:10PM
Business Wire
Flores to succeed Kathy McElligott who is
retiring February 3, 2020
McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) today announced that Nancy
Flores will join McKesson as its new executive vice president,
chief information officer (CIO) and chief technology officer (CTO)
on Jan. 13, 2020, succeeding Kathy McElligott who announced her
retirement earlier this year. Flores currently serves as CIO for
Johnson Controls, where she is responsible for Global Business
Services, which includes back office shared services, information
technology, cybersecurity and analytics.
As McKesson’s CIO, Flores will be responsible for the enterprise
business technology strategy, technology governance across the
corporation, IT Security and Risk Management, infrastructure
operations and service delivery to all McKesson businesses. As CTO,
she will guide the overall technology direction for the company’s
healthcare technology products and provide support and guidance for
application development processes companywide.
“We are delighted to welcome Nancy to our executive leadership
team,” said Brian Tyler, McKesson’s CEO. “She comes to us with a
long track record of success, including with decades of experience
in healthcare. Her experience leading strategic global technology
and driving exceptional customer experience will help McKesson
improve healthcare in every setting by leveraging technology
solutions for our company, our customers and business
partners.”
Tyler also praised McElligott’s leadership: “Kathy has helped
McKesson increase its focus on data & analytics and accelerate
our technology modernization. A tremendous leader, Kathy built
strong teams, attracted top talent and was a force internally and
externally to support and encourage more women in technology.”
Before Johnson Controls, Flores served as vice president of
Business and Technology Services for Abbott Laboratories. She had a
long tenure with Abbott, holding a number of leadership roles over
her 22 years of service, including serving as the chief information
officer. As Abbott’s CIO, she was responsible for the IT,
cybersecurity, digital and analytics services organizations.
Flores earned bachelor’s degrees in both Mathematics and
Computer Information Systems from Regis University in Denver,
Colorado. She earned her master’s degree in Mathematics from the
Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado.
About McKesson Corporation
McKesson Corporation is a global leader in healthcare supply
chain management solutions, retail pharmacy, healthcare technology,
community oncology and specialty care. McKesson partners with life
sciences companies, manufacturers, providers, pharmacies,
governments and other healthcare organizations to help provide the
right medicines, medical products and healthcare services to the
right patients at the right time, safely and cost-effectively.
United by our ICARE shared principles, our employees work every day
to innovate and deliver opportunities to improve patient care in
every setting — one product, one partner, one patient at a time.
McKesson has been named a “Most Admired Company” in the healthcare
wholesaler category by FORTUNE, a “Best Place to Work” by the Human
Rights Campaign Foundation, and a top military-friendly company by
Military Friendly. For more information, visit
www.mckesson.com.
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