Express Scripts Nominates Woodrow A. Myers to Board of Directors.ST. LOUIS -- Express Scripts, Inc., today announced the nomination of Woodrow A. Myers, M.D., M.B.A., for election to the company's Board of Directors at its May 23, 2007, annual meeting. Currently managing director of Myers Ventures LLC, Dr. Myers most recently served as executive vice president and chief medical officer of Wellpoint Health Networks, Inc., from 2000 to 2005. Previously, he served as director, healthcare management for Ford Motor Company, and senior vice president and corporate medical director for the Associated Group, an insurance, healthcare and financial services company based in Indianapolis, IN. Dr. Myers' healthcare experience also spans government and academia. At 31 he became the youngest health commissioner for the State of Indiana and later served as health commissioner for the New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. Department of Health. Before assuming these duties, Dr. Myers served as physician health advisor to the U. S. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. He has taught at the Indiana University School of Medicine The Indiana University School of Medicine is the medical school of Indiana University, part of the Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Established in 1903, the school had an initial class of 25 students. , the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). at San Francisco and Stanford University Medical Center Stanford University Medical Center (Stanford Hospital & Clinics) is one of four hospitals affiliated with Stanford University and Stanford University School of Medicine, along with the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Palo Alto, and Santa . "We are honored that Dr. Myers has accepted our invitation to join Express Scripts' Board of Directors and look forward to benefiting from his unique perspective based on a distinguished career in healthcare, medicine, government and academia," said George Paz, chairman and chief executive officer of Express Scripts. Dr. Myers earned B.S. and M.B.A. degrees at Stanford University in 1973 and 1982 respectively. His medical degree was awarded by Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. It is a prestigious American medical school located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. in 1977. He serves on the boards of Stanford University Hospitals and Clinics, Genomic Health, Inc., and ThermoGenesis thermogenesis /ther·mo·gen·e·sis/ (-jen´e-sis) the production of heat, especially within the animal body.thermogenet´icthermogen´ic ther·mo·gen·e·sis n. Corp.. Dr. Myers is a member of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and served on the IOM Committee on the Assessment of the U.S. Drug Safety System. He has previously served on the Harvard University Board of Overseers and the Stanford University Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. . Express Scripts, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESRX) is one of the largest pharmacy benefit management A Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) is a third party administrator of prescription drug programs. They are primarily responsible for processing and paying prescription drug claims. (PBM) companies in North America, providing PBM services to more than 50 million patients through facilities in 13 states and Canada. Express Scripts serves thousands of client groups, including managed-care organizations, insurance carriers, third-party administrators, employers and union-sponsored benefit plans. Express Scripts is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. More information can be found at http://www.express-scripts.com. |
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