Omnicare Appoints James Carlson to Board of Directors
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CINCINNATI, July 5, 2013 - Omnicare, Inc. (NYSE:OCR), today announced the
appointment of experienced health care executive James ("Jim") Carlson to its
Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2013.
"We are pleased to have Jim join Omnicare's Board of Directors," said James D.
Shelton, Omnicare's Chairman of the Board. "Jim has led a distinguished career
with more than 30 years of experience in healthcare. I am confident that Jim's
extensive and diverse industry experience, coupled with his perspective on
strategic planning and entrepreneurial spirit, will be valuable to our Board as
we oversee Omnicare's continued growth on behalf of stockholders."
"Jim is well regarded for his leadership of managed care Medicaid populations,"
said John Workman, Omnicare's Chief Executive Officer. "As we continue to
fulfill our mission of providing cost-effective healthcare to the patient
populations that need it most, we look forward to benefitting from Jim's insight
and wealth of relevant experience."
"I am delighted to join Omnicare's Board of Directors," said Mr. Carlson.
"Having spent many years in the healthcare industry, I have a deep appreciation
for the work that Omnicare does each and every day. As the industry landscape
continues to evolve, Omnicare has an opportunity to play an increasingly
important role in the lives of thousands of seniors across the country. I look
forward to contributing to the company's progress."
With the addition of Mr. Carlson, Omnicare's Board will be expanded from nine to
ten directors, nine of whom are independent.
Mr. Carlson served as Chief Executive Officer of Amerigroup Corporation, a
Fortune 500 multi-state managed healthcare company, from 2007 through 2012,
becoming chairman of the company's board of directors in 2008. In December
2012, Amerigroup was acquired by WellPoint, the country's second largest health
insurer, in a transaction valued at nearly $5 billion. Under Mr. Carlson's
leadership, Amerigroup more than doubled the number of state Medicaid programs
it served, while growing revenues more than four-fold.
Mr. Carlson was the founder of HealthSpring, a physician group practice
management company, which was sold to MetraHealth in 1995 (subsequently to
become part of United Healthcare). Mr. Carlson also served as an Executive Vice
President at UnitedHealth Group before leaving to co-found Workscape (later
acquired by ADP), a software platform offering Internet applications to help
employees understand and manage their health benefits.
Mr. Carlson currently serves on the boards of directors of Kinetic Concepts,
Inc., The National Kidney Foundation, Virginia Aquaria & Marine Science Center
and Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell's Health Reform Initiative Advisory
Council. He has previously served on the Boards of America's Health Insurance
Plans (AHIP), the Business Roundtable and the Health Sector Advisory Council for
the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. Mr. Carlson attended
Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, and graduated from Rider University in
New Jersey.
About Omnicare
Omnicare, Inc., a Fortune 500 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:
Patrick C. Lee
(513) 719-1507
patrick.lee(at)omnicare.com
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