McKesson Medical-Surgical president to participate in C-Suite Conversation Nov. 12

October 29, 2013

Stanton McComb, president of McKesson Medical-Surgical, will participate in a C-Suite Conversation Nov. 12, 8 a.m., at the University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business. The program will be held in Queally Hall, Ukrop Auditorium. It is free and open to the public, but registration is required at http://robins.richmond.edu/speaker-series.

C-Suite Conversations are unscripted interviews with regional business decision makers and leaders. The series highlights challenges and opportunities of high-level executives and provides insight about how they balance leadership obligations with the needs of stakeholders.

Richard Coughlan, senior associate dean of the Robins School and director of The Richmond MBA, will interview McComb.

Richmond-based McKesson Medical-Surgical, a business unit of McKesson, delivers a comprehensive offering of medical-surgical supplies, pharmaceuticals, equipment and technology to numerous non-hospital healthcare settings. The business employs approximately 9,000 people across the U.S. and will generate roughly $6 billion in sales in its current fiscal year.

McComb joined McKesson in 2002 as a director of business development and strategy and served as the president of McKesson Pharmacy Systems and Automation before becoming president of McKesson Medical-Surgical.

McComb previously worked for Citigroup’s Investments Technology Group, making and managing venture capital investments in the medical device and healthcare technology sector. He has also served as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Mauritania, Africa. McComb received his bachelor’s degree from Villanova University and his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. For more information, contact Andi Minor at 804-289-8813 or aminor@richmond.edu.

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