Jeffrey M. Stamps to lead Long-Term Care Group;
Nitin Sahney appointed President of newly integrated Specialty Care Group
COVINGTON, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Omnicare, Inc. (NYSE:OCR), a leading provider of pharmaceutical care for the elderly, today announced a strategic reorganization of its Pharmacy Services business into two groups; Long-Term Care and Specialty Care.
“This reorganization is part of our efforts to become a stronger operating company,” said James D. Shelton, Omnicare’s Interim President and Chief Executive Officer. “We believe these structural changes will allow us to improve the customer experience and maximize growth opportunities through better coordination across the organization.”
Omnicare’s Long-Term Care Group will be led by Jeffrey M. Stamps, who has been appointed Executive Vice President and President, Long-Term Care Operations. Mr. Stamps previously served as Senior Vice President, Pharmacy Operations. He will report to the Chief Executive Officer.
The reorganized Long-Term Care Group has been centralized from eleven regions to five divisions, thereby improving coordination across the organization. Resources will be reallocated within the Long-Term Care Group to improve support, focus and consistency for the Company’s operations teams, designed to increase retention and growth.
“Jeff has long provided outstanding leadership to our field operations, and we expect his contributions will only increase as the newly formed Long-Term Care Group moves under his direction,” said Mr. Shelton.
Omnicare’s Specialty Care Group will consist of the Company’s specialty pharmacy and specialty pharmaceutical services businesses, Advanced Care Scripts, RxCrossroads, and Care For Life, as well as Omnicare’s hospice pharmacy and pharmaceutical case management business, excelleRx. Under the direction of newly appointed Specialty Care Group President, Nitin Sahney, Omnicare will focus additional resources on these growing businesses, further leverage existing capabilities, and pursue complementing avenues for growth.
Prior to joining Omnicare, Mr. Sahney managed a healthcare investment fund and advised a number of executives at publicly traded healthcare services firms and private equity groups, both domestically and abroad. Prior to that, he led the development of RxCrossroads from a wholesale and distribution operation to one of the nation’s best regarded and fastest growing specialty pharmaceutical services companies. Mr. Sahney continued to serve as RxCrossroads’ President & CEO, following its acquisition by Omnicare in 2005. Prior to his involvement with RxCrossroads, he held a variety of management positions with Cardinal Healthcare.
Mr. Sahney will report to the Chief Executive Officer.
“Nitin has an extensive track record of identifying opportunities within the specialty care market and positioning organizations appropriately to maximize their operating results,” said Mr. Shelton. “We are very excited about Nitin rejoining Omnicare’s executive team and leading the company’s rapidly growing specialty care platform.”
Mr. Shelton continued, “We look forward to the many benefits of this new organizational structure. We believe these changes will make our service delivery models more effective, customer-centric, and better positioned to support growth.”
About Omnicare
Omnicare, Inc., a Fortune 500 company based in Covington, Kentucky, is a leading provider of pharmaceutical care for the elderly. Omnicare serves residents in long-term care facilities, chronic care and other settings comprising approximately 1.4 million beds in 47 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. Omnicare is the largest U.S. provider of professional pharmacy, related consulting and data management services for skilled nursing, assisted living and other institutional healthcare providers as well as for hospice patients in homecare and other settings. Omnicare’s pharmacy services also include distribution and patient assistance services for specialty pharmaceuticals. Omnicare offers clinical research services for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries in 32 countries worldwide.
For more information on Omnicare, visit www.omnicare.com.
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Omnicare, Inc.
Patrick C. Lee, 859-392-3444
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INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Seniors Health Pharmaceutical Other Health Consumer General Health Managed Care
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