Innovation promotes 3 key executives

Innovation, fresh off the appointment of a new CEO, is on a roll, promoting three of its own to new roles. 

Alecia Lashier will assume the role of executive vice president of technology, with a primary focus on continued growth and investments in support of Innovation’s PharmASSIST platform. Phil Samples will become executive vice president and general manager, with a focus on operations and continued growth of the business.

Brian Williams will take on the newly created role of senior vice president of customer success, with a focus on the Innovation client experience. The company said that he will work with Innovation clients from implementation through site acceptance, and then throughout the customer relationship to ensure the Innovation experience meets and exceeds the needs of every customer.

“Innovation continues to work with our customers to transform pharmacy by freeing up pharmacists' time to provide additional healthcare services, while also working to ensure our collective focus remains on the needs of the patient,” said Marvin Richardson, Innovation CEO. “Alecia and Phil are long-standing members of the Innovation team. They will ensure that Innovation stays true to our values, while working in partnership with Brian Williams to reimagine the customer experience and capitalize on continued and emerging growth opportunities.”

Lashier’s new role is a function of more than 20 years of experience and excellence at Innovation, the company said. Having started with Innovation as a college intern, Lashier now leads Innovation’s Solutions Engineering division, which is responsible for the technical execution and engineering of Innovation’s PharmASSIST platform.

Samples joined Innovation in 2012, overseeing its business relations with U.S. government and professional services customers. His new role will be to further improve and scale operations across Innovation. Williams joined the company in January from McKesson Life Sciences and will lead Innovation’s recommitment to transforming the customer experience.