Bergen Brunswig Names Board Member James R. Mellor Chairman of Executive Committee.Business Editors ORANGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2000 The Board of Directors of 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. ) has appointed board member James R. Mellor chair of the board's Executive Committee, which exercises corporate oversight when the board is not in session. Mellor, who joined Bergen's Board of Directors in 1979, is a former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of General Dynamics General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD) is a defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2006 it is the sixth largest defense contractor in the world[1]. The company has changed markedly in the post-Cold War era of defense consolidation. Corporation and currently serves on that board. Bergen Brunswig Corporation, headquartered in Orange County, California Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. Its county seat is Santa Ana. According to the 2000 Census, its population was 2,846,289, making it the second most populous county in the state of California, and the fifth most populous in the United States. , is a leading supplier of pharmaceuticals and specialty healthcare products as well as information management solutions and consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" . Bergen's customers include the nation's healthcare providers (hospitals, nursing homes and 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 web site at www.bergenbrunswig.com. |
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