John Bernbach Appointed to Omnicare's Board of Directors
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
CINCINNATI, February 27, 2013 - Omnicare, Inc. (NYSE:OCR), today announced the
appointment of experienced operating executive John Bernbach to its Board of
Directors.
"We are pleased to welcome John to Omnicare's Board of Directors," said James
D. Shelton, Omnicare's Chairman of the Board. "John is a highly accomplished
executive who brings to the board a broad range of management expertise. We
believe Omnicare's shareholders will benefit from his unique perspective and
operational expertise."
Throughout his career, Mr. Bernbach has developed profitable media ventures in
the United States and abroad. He is a Founder and President of Engine USA, which
is a subsidiary of The Engine Group, Ltd., one of the U.K.'s largest independent
marketing and communications company. In addition, Mr. Bernbach was Co-founder,
President and Chief Operating Officer of NTM Inc. (Not Traditional Media), a
marketing and media advisory firm created in 2003. Prior to that, he was
Chairman and CEO of The Bernbach Group, an executive management consulting
business.
From 1995 to 2000, Mr. Bernbach served as Director, then CEO and Chairman of
North American Television, a joint venture between the Power Corporation of
Canada and the Canadian Broadcasting Company. Twenty-seven of his 33 years in
the advertising business were spent at Doyle Dane Bernbach, including eight
years as President/COO of DDB Needham Worldwide, where he was responsible for
leading Doyle Dane Bernbach's merger with Needham Harper Worldwide and BBDO to
create the Omnicom Group.
Mr. Bernbach currently serves on the boards of Great-West Life & Annuity
Insurance Company, Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company of New York,
Putnam Investments LLC, Cellfish Media, Lela.com and Casita Maria, a non-profit
center for the arts and education serving Hispanic youth.
About Omnicare
Omnicare, Inc., a Fortune 400 company based in Cincinnati, Ohio, provides
comprehensive pharmaceutical services to patients and providers across North
America. As the market-leader in professional pharmacy, related consulting and
data management services for skilled nursing, assisted living and other chronic
care institutions, Omnicare leverages its unparalleled clinical insight into the
geriatric market along with some of the industry's most innovative technological
capabilities to the benefit of its long-term care customers. Omnicare also
provides key commercialization services for the bio-pharmaceutical industry and
end-of-life disease management through its Specialty Care Group. For more
information, visit www.omnicare.com.
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Contact:
Media:
Ed Loyd
(513) 719-0808
ed.loyd(at)omnicare.com
Investors:
Patrick C. Lee
(859) 392-3444
patrick.lee(at)omnicare.com
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