Bergen Brunswig Appoints Brent Martini to Board of Directors.

Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers

ORANGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 1999

Bergen Brunswig Corporation (NYSE: BBC) today announced the appointment of Brent R. Martini to an additional seat on the Company's Board of Directors, bringing the total to 12 Directors. Mr. Martini, who joined Bergen in 1987, currently serves as president of the Company's largest subsidiary, Bergen Brunswig Drug Company (BBDC).

As president of BBDC for the past three years, Mr. Martini has successfully led the development and implementation of the company's sales, marketing and logistics strategies; proprietary programs and services for leading integrated healthcare networks; human resource capabilities; and, most recently, the formulation and implementation of the Company's innovative Internet strategy.

"Brent's visionary capabilities combined with his energy and talent for prompt execution of those strategies make him a significant asset to the Company's Board," explained Robert E. Martini, chairman and CEO. "Under his leadership, BBDC has outpaced the industry's sales growth and brought its operating expenses as a percentage of sales down significantly, while raising the bar for customer satisfaction through the award-winning Deming Total Quality Process.

"Brent has been instrumental in developing new strategies to expand the scope of Drug Company initiatives, including the initiation of direct-to-consumer fulfillment as a new service to our Good Neighbor Pharmacy(R) (GNP) network, chain customers and emerging clientele, as well as an integrated pharmacy/e-commerce/central fill offering through our exclusive partnership with PDX," Mr. Martini continued. "He also led the integration of e-commerce companies like more.com and HealthCentralRx.com into Bergen's operations."

Before assuming the presidency of BBDC, Brent Martini was executive vice president of the Drug Company's West Region. He holds a bachelor of arts degree from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA and an MBA from Fordham University in New York.

Bergen Brunswig Corporation, headquartered in Orange County, California, is a leading supplier of pharmaceuticals, medical-surgical supplies and specialty healthcare products as well as information management solutions and consulting services. Bergen's customers include the nation's healthcare providers (hospitals, nursing homes, physicians), drug stores, manufacturers and patients. Through its subsidiaries, Bergen provides product distribution; logistics; pharmacy management programs; and Internet fulfillment strategies designed to reduce costs and improve patient outcomes across the entire healthcare spectrum. Bergen Brunswig press releases are available on the Company's website at www.bergenbrunswig.com.