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Midmark earns award for creating a healthy workplace for its teammates

Midmark announced the company received a gold-level Healthy Worksite Award from the Healthy Business Council of Ohio (HBCO).

The Healthy Worksite Award recognizes Ohio employers who demonstrate a commitment to employee wellness through comprehensive worksite health promotion and wellness programs. Applicants are scored on the extent their wellness programs facilitate and encourage employee health, enhance productivity and ensure a healthy work environment.

of its teammates. In 2020, Midmark was named Healthiest Employer in Ohio and Michigan powered by Springbuk, Inc.

Cardinal Health appoints new CFO

Cardinal Health and its board of directors announced that Aaron Alt will become the company’s new chief financial officer. Alt will succeed interim CFO, Trish English and will report to CEO, Jason Hollar, as a member of the company’s Executive Committee effective Feb. 10.

In his capacity as CFO, Alt will lead financial activities across the enterprise, including Financial Strategy, Capital Deployment, Treasury, Tax, Investor Relations, Accounting, and Reporting. Additionally, he will lead the Corporate Development team.

Alt most recently served as EVP and CFO for Sysco Corporation, the leading global foodservice distribution company. In this role, he drove significant improvements to the balance sheet and underlying profitability of Sysco.

On its Versailles campus, Midmark maintains an onsite wellness center staffed by a nurse and offers flu shots, mammograms, vascular and skin screenings, blood pressure checks and other wellness checks throughout the year. The company also offers weekly onsite massage sessions, outdoor walking paths and fitness center spaces for group and individual workouts.

This is not the first time Midmark has been recognized for its commitment to the health and well-being

Prior to Sysco, Alt was SVP and CFO for Sally Beauty Holdings, an international specialty retailer and wholesale distributor of professional beauty supplies. He has also held senior executive roles in Finance, Operations and Grocery Transformation at Target Corporation. Prior to joining Target, he held senior-level Finance and Operations positions with Sara Lee Corporation.

Aaron holds an M.B.A. from the J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. in History and Political Science from Northwestern University.

CME announces the addition of two new warehouses

CME Corp., the largest equipment-only distributor of medical products in the U.S., is pleased to announce the addition of two new warehouses.

“CME Corp. has experienced significant growth in both the Chicago and Dallas markets over the past few years resulting in the need to increase our operational infrastructure. We have outgrown our existing warehouse footprints in both markets due to an increase in the level of direct-to-site (DTS) and warehousing related activity. As a sales territory grows, part of the evolution is the warehouse infrastructure needed to support that growth. The current sales activity as well as the growth potential necessitates the investments in these markets,” said Eric Robinson, vice president of operations.

The Dallas warehouse has increased the overall warehousing capacity by approximately 55% for that market. The Chicago warehouse increases warehouse capacity by approximately 60% and is well positioned to serve both the local Chicago market as well as function as an operational hub for the Midwest region, according to a release. Both warehouses will be operational in January 2023. Eric Robinson also added that “geographically, it made good strategic sense to bolster our presence in the middle of the country. This will allow us to continue to streamline and enhance our Direct-to-Site (DTS) related offerings in these regions.”

Sysmex appoints new CFO

Sysmex America, Inc. announced that Chris Cappella has joined the company as chief financial officer. He will lead Sysmex America’s regional finance organization and financial activities including accounting and controllership, financial planning and analysis, tax, internal audit and treasury.

“Chris is a proven leader with a superior track record of delivering results and creating value,” said Andy Hay, chief executive officer of Sysmex America. “Known for his ability to unify teams and targets across finance and non-finance functions, Chris will be a strong partner as we continue to innovate and grow.”

Prior to joining Sysmex, Chris held a variety of finance leadership roles at Roche, most recently as the vice president of finance for Core Lab. At Roche, he was instrumental in driving growth through the cross-functional integration of agile strategies. Before his time at Roche, Chris was a finance manager at Brightpoint, Inc. He started his career at Ernst & Young and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Henry Schein donates hygiene packs to ease humanitarian crisis in Ukraine

Henry Schein announced that its Henry Schein Cares Pack Program, a global cause-marketing campaign to engage health care customers, including dentists and physicians, reached more than 27,000 Ukrainians who have been affected by the current humanitarian crisis.

As a result of the campaign, more than 200 Henry Schein health care customers purchased $10 hygiene packs, which included toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, and shampoo, and were kitted by more than 300 Team Schein Members, customers, and their families and friends. This took place at the Company’s Reno, NV and Grapevine, TX distribution centers, as well as sites in France, Italy, Germany, and Australia.

“For more than 20 years, Henry Schein has had emergency preparedness and disaster response as a core focus area,” said David Kochman, chief corporate affairs officer, Henry Schein. “Through Henry Schein Cares, our global corporate social responsibility program, our goal has always been to provide health care supplies to our long-standing non-governmental partners, and to help those most in need. This year, that need is and continues to be in Ukraine. Through a simple hygiene kit, we hope it offered a small boost to morale, self-esteem, mental health, and overall health. On behalf of Team Schein, we send our sincerest thanks and appreciation to our customers for their contributions that led to the success of this program.”

Once items were purchased and kitted, nonprofit partner, MedShare, worked with local partners such as Razom for Ukraine and RescueNow, and International Medical Corps distributed the kits directly to beneficiaries in Ukraine and Poland.

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