Dublin, Oh., USA - September 12, 2014, Dublin, Oh., USA - Cardinal Health, a health care services company, announced that Michael C. Kaufmann has been named chief financial officer of the company, effective November 11, 2014.
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Mr. Kaufmann has served in the role of chief executive officer of Cardinal Health's Pharmaceutical segment since 2009. He joined Cardinal Health in 1990 and held a number of senior operational, sales and finance positions. These positions included group president of the medical business of the former Healthcare Supply Chain segment, after serving as the segment's CFO.
Prior to joining Cardinal Health, he had a successful career in audit and consulting with Arthur Andersen, formerly one of the nation's largest public accounting firms. Mr. Kaufmann is a member of the executive committee of the boards of the Healthcare Distribution Management Association and the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, and a trustee at Ohio Northern University.
Mr. Kaufmann is the executive sponsor of the Cardinal Health Women's Initiative Network Employee Resource Group, which is dedicated to fostering partnerships that create a great place for women to work and grow their careers, while building a sustainable competitive advantage for Cardinal Health.
He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Ohio Northern University. His appointments follows the previously announced planned retirement of current Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey W. Henderson.
Mr. Henderson will remain as an employee until his retirement just past the end of the fiscal year in August 2015. He will continue to have oversight for Cardinal Health China, in addition to working with the Cardinal Health leadership team on significant initiatives.
Jon Giacomin has been named to the role of chief executive officer of the Pharmaceutical segment, currently held by Mike Kaufmann, also effective November 11, 2014.
A 12-year veteran of Cardinal Health, Mr. Giacomin currently serves as president of U.S. Pharmaceutical Distribution. Prior to this, he was executive vice president of Pharmaceutical Operations, where he was responsible for warehouse operations at 22 distribution centers and pharmaceutical packaging operations.
Mr. Giacomin joined Cardinal Health in the Pharmaceutical packaging business and served as its vice president and general manager before moving to the position of senior vice president of inventory management for the former Healthcare Supply Chain Services segment.
Prior to joining Cardinal Health, he held engineering and operating roles for Griffith Micro Science and Sterigenics. He also served as a lieutenant in the U.S. nuclear Navy, where he held an engineering role.
He currently serves on the boards of trustees of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation and the Cardinal Health Foundation and as the executive sponsor of the Cardinal Health Veterans and Military Advocates Employee Resource Group. ■