BERGEN BRUNSWIG APPOINTS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT TO CHAMPION THE INTEGRATION OF SUPPLIER RELATIONS & OPERATIONS.ORANGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 1996--Bergen Brunswig Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. ) announces the appointment of Chuck Carpenter as its new Executive Vice President in charge of Supplier Relations and Operations. Mr. Carpenter, previously a Regional Executive Vice President for a subsidiary of the Company, takes on this new position as part of Bergen's initiative to bring even more resource to its supplier partners. "Chuck will be charged with facilitating greater access to the market and creating programs designed to produce market share shifts for our supplier partners," explained Donald R. Roden, President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . "In addition, just-in-time and stockless distribution services will play a big role in our future offerings and Chuck will be expanding our repackaging capabilities and transportation methods to accommodate these programs at both the managed care and retail levels." Roden further commented, "With the integration of the managed care environment and our customers getting larger, our gross profit margins Gross profit margin Gross profit divided by sales, which is equal to each sales dollar left over after paying for the cost of goods sold. gross profit margin A measure calculated by dividing gross profit by net sales. continue to experience pressure. These two factors are demanding a change in how we look at our business. As Bergen positions itself to be the leader in logistics management Logistics Management is that part of Supply Chain Management that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective, forward, and reverse flow and storage of goods, services, and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet and takes on a greater role in disease state management and compliance tracking, the logical process was for us to integrate the supplier relations and operations ends of our business so that we can buy most effectively and then move the product through our distribution centers in the most efficient manner." On the Supplier Relations side, Mr. Carpenter will be responsible for procurement of all product including contracting, promotional buying, and the sourcing of generic and private label items. In regard to the Operations side, he will oversee distribution technology, transportation, and warehouse operations. Mr. Carpenter possesses over 20 years of experience in pharmaceutical distribution, including positions as regional operations manager See datacenter manager. and division manager. Bergen Brunswig Corporation, a Fortune 500 Company with 1995 revenues of $8.4 billion, is the nation's largest supplier of pharmaceuticals to the managed care market and the second largest wholesaler to the retail pharmacy market. Bergen's new subsidiary, IntePlex(tm), focuses on the integration of the Company's pharmaceutical, medical-surgical supply, and oncology divisions for one-stop-shop capabilities in the integrated healthcare marketplace. Bergen serves the retail market through distribution to chain store accounts and independent pharmacies--3,800 of which participate in its Good Neighbor Pharmacy Good Neighbor Pharmacy is a retailers' cooperative network of over 2,700 independently owned and operated pharmacies. It has a business affiliation with AmerisourceBergen (Bergen Brunswig Drug Company), which sponsors the network and owns the name "Good Neighbor Pharmacy". (r)(GNP GNP See: Gross National Product ) program. Bergen Brunswig Corporation's operating entities include: Bergen Brunswig Drug Company, Durr Medical, Alternate Site Distributors, and IntePlex. CONTACT: Bergen Brunswig Lisa Riordan, 800/840-5131 |
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