SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--McKesson Medical-Surgical announced today that Stanton McComb has been appointed president effective April 1, 2011. Currently the president of McKesson Automation Inc. (MAI), the market leader for pharmacy automation solutions, McComb will succeed Brian Tyler, who was recently appointed president of McKesson U.S. Pharmaceutical.
McComb will oversee McKesson’s medical-surgical distribution business that delivers a comprehensive offering of medical-surgical supplies, medical equipment and health care technology-related services to the alternate site market, including physician offices, surgery centers, long-term care facilities and home care businesses throughout the US. McComb will report to Paul Julian, executive vice president and group president, McKesson Corporation.
“Stanton brings a long track record of successful collaboration, business results and operational efficiency to Medical-Surgical,” said Paul Julian, executive vice president and group president, McKesson Corporation. “Stanton’s success at McKesson makes him the ideal leader to build on the results achieved by the entire Med-Surg team in recent years.”
McComb is a 9-year veteran of McKesson, starting his career in 2002 on the corporate strategy and business development team. He was promoted to president, McKesson Pharmacy Systems in 2004 where he played a central role in McKesson’s acquisition and integration of Per-Se Technology in 2006. He later gained responsibility for the merged pharmacy systems business and in 2009 was appointed president of McKesson’s retail Pharmacy Systems & Automation business.
Prior to joining McKesson, McComb worked for Citigroup’s Investments Technology Group where he made and managed a portfolio of later stage venture capital investments in the medical device and healthcare technology sector. He began his career at the Health Care Advisory Board, a for-profit research and consulting company based in Washington, DC.
McComb earned his BA in Political Science and Business from Villanova University in 1992. He then served as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer for 2 years in West Africa. McComb earned his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern in 1999.
About McKesson Corporation
McKesson Corporation, currently ranked 14th on the FORTUNE 500, is a healthcare services and information technology company dedicated to helping its customers deliver high-quality healthcare by reducing costs, streamlining processes, and improving the quality and safety of patient care. Over the course of its 178-year history, McKesson has grown by providing pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management across the spectrum of care; healthcare information technology for hospitals, physicians, homecare and payers; hospital and retail pharmacy automation; and services for manufacturers and payers designed to improve outcomes for patients. For more information, please visit www.mckesson.com