McKesson announces new CEO appointment
McKesson has appointed a new CEO.
A veteran of the company, Brian Tyler will be taking over the role from John Hammergren, who has served as CEO since 1999.
“I am incredibly humbled and grateful for the opportunity to lead this company,” Tyler said. “We have a seasoned and talented board of directors and executives. I look forward to building on the solid foundation and global platform established by John and our management team. McKesson will continue to innovate in this changing healthcare environment, always focused on providing exceptional value to our customers and patients.”
Tyler is a 22-year McKesson veteran who has headed up nearly every major business within the company, as well as its corporate strategy and business development unit. Most recently, he served as COO and president of McKesson.
In addition, Tyler will join the company's board of directors, and Hammergren will remain board chair for Change Healthcare, while also continuing to support Change Healthcare and McKesson as an advisor.
McKesson also announced that Edward Mueller, who previously served as the lead independent director since 2013 and is a member of the company's board since 2008, would be taking over its board of directors.
Mueller previously served as chairman and CEO of Qwest Communications from August 2007 to April 2011. He also has held the position of CEO at Williams-Sonoma and at Ameritech, a subsidiary of SBC Communications, as well as served on the boards at Clorox, CenturyLink, Williams-Sonoma and VeriSign.
The company also announced that effective today, its Las Colinas campus in Irving, Texas, which is just outside of Dallas, has become its new official global corporate headquarters. Opened in 2017, the Las Colinas campus is an existing employee hub with teams performing vital functions for the company in such areas as operations, information technology, finance and accounting, marketing and sales, administration and support, purchasing, and project management.
“This is an exciting change for McKesson,” Tyler said. “Our Las Colinas campus offers us everything we could ask for — modern workspaces where our employees can connect and collaborate in a city with such great energy and growth. We look forward to deepening our connection in the community as a leading employer and corporate citizen. I know that we’ll thrive in the Dallas area.”
The Las Colinas campus achieved LEED Gold certification, a recognition of its resource efficiency, and a WELL Building Silver certification, the first building standard focused solely on human health and wellness. Elements of the building are designed to support employee productivity and wellness, empowering employees to work the way they like while fostering team collaboration amidst an array of amenities and enhanced technology capabilities, the company said.
A veteran of the company, Brian Tyler will be taking over the role from John Hammergren, who has served as CEO since 1999.
“I am incredibly humbled and grateful for the opportunity to lead this company,” Tyler said. “We have a seasoned and talented board of directors and executives. I look forward to building on the solid foundation and global platform established by John and our management team. McKesson will continue to innovate in this changing healthcare environment, always focused on providing exceptional value to our customers and patients.”
Tyler is a 22-year McKesson veteran who has headed up nearly every major business within the company, as well as its corporate strategy and business development unit. Most recently, he served as COO and president of McKesson.
In addition, Tyler will join the company's board of directors, and Hammergren will remain board chair for Change Healthcare, while also continuing to support Change Healthcare and McKesson as an advisor.
McKesson also announced that Edward Mueller, who previously served as the lead independent director since 2013 and is a member of the company's board since 2008, would be taking over its board of directors.
Mueller previously served as chairman and CEO of Qwest Communications from August 2007 to April 2011. He also has held the position of CEO at Williams-Sonoma and at Ameritech, a subsidiary of SBC Communications, as well as served on the boards at Clorox, CenturyLink, Williams-Sonoma and VeriSign.
The company also announced that effective today, its Las Colinas campus in Irving, Texas, which is just outside of Dallas, has become its new official global corporate headquarters. Opened in 2017, the Las Colinas campus is an existing employee hub with teams performing vital functions for the company in such areas as operations, information technology, finance and accounting, marketing and sales, administration and support, purchasing, and project management.
“This is an exciting change for McKesson,” Tyler said. “Our Las Colinas campus offers us everything we could ask for — modern workspaces where our employees can connect and collaborate in a city with such great energy and growth. We look forward to deepening our connection in the community as a leading employer and corporate citizen. I know that we’ll thrive in the Dallas area.”
The Las Colinas campus achieved LEED Gold certification, a recognition of its resource efficiency, and a WELL Building Silver certification, the first building standard focused solely on human health and wellness. Elements of the building are designed to support employee productivity and wellness, empowering employees to work the way they like while fostering team collaboration amidst an array of amenities and enhanced technology capabilities, the company said.