McKesson appoints Stefan Herm as COO of IOG

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PR Newswire | 28 Jul, 2010
WARWICK (England): McKesson UK, the trusted healthcare technology solutions and services provider, has announced the appointment of Stefan Herm as Chief Operations Officer of McKesson's International Operations Group (IOG).

Starting in June 2010, Stefan will be responsible for the operations of McKesson UK, France, Netherlands and Ireland.

Prior to joining McKesson, Stefan was General Manager of Health Services Europe at Siemens AG and before that he was Managing Director of healthcare software development company GSD mbH, which Siemens bought in 2007. Stefan has 14 years experience in international healthcare software development.

Stefan comments, "McKesson is in a great position to develop its business internationally, as it has many interesting solutions and has had success in developing its systems for new markets. McKesson is a company steadfast in its commitment to deliver and excels at international healthcare software development. I am excited by the future possibilities and looking forward to bringing my own experience in this to the company."

About McKesson UK:
McKesson has operated in the UK for over 20 years delivering workforce and care management technology solutions and services to virtually every NHS organisation as well as to a number of private healthcare organisations. As operators of the world's largest integrated HR and Payroll system - The Electronic Staff Record (ESR); McKesson pays 7% of the working population in England and Wales, a workforce of more than 1.4 million NHS employees.

McKesson UK is a subsidiary of McKesson Corporation, which is currently ranked 14th on the FORTUNE 500. Since its inception 177 years ago, McKesson has remained at the forefront of healthcare, combining its industry-leading health care information technology and scale with unsurpassed clinical knowledge. Globally, McKesson employs more than 32,000 staff providing information technology, pharmaceuticals, pharmacy automation and disease management solutions to support healthcare delivery in a number of countries. Throughout the world, McKesson is a company dedicated to helping its customers deliver high-quality healthcare by reducing costs, streamlining processes, and improving the quality and safety of patient care.