HDMA honors Mutual Drug’s Hal Harrison

ARLINGTON, Va. — Hal Harrison, Mutual Drug Co.’s SVP operations and incoming CEO, was honored by HDMA at the association’s Distribution Management Conference and Expo in San Antonio. Harrison received HDMA’s 2016 Distribution Management Award for Industry Leadership, for which the association’s Industry Relations Council member executives chose him. 

 

“Hal has not only been a longtime supporter of HDMA, but a respected industry leader who has promoted the importance of building partnerships with his supply chain colleagues,” said HDMA President and CEO John M. Gray, “We are pleased to recognize his many contributions to the healthcare distribution industry.”

 

Harrison — who takes over as CEO of Mutual Drug after current CEO David Moody, Jr.’s retirement on March 31 — has been in the industry for 35 years, starting at AmeriSource, where he eventually became the company’s corporate director of forecast management. He has been at Mutual Drug since 200, where he began as director of purchasing. As SVP operations role, he oversees the company’s finance, warehouse, purchasing and information systems while also serving as VP of Mutual Drug’s Carolina Allied Pharmaceutical Services generic program and buying group. 

 

“Hal always delivers the highest level of service to his customers, and he challenges every person and company he collaborates with to do the same,” said Mike McBride, Upsher-Smith Laboratories’ VP partnerships, who has worked with Harrison on HDMA’s Industry Relations Council and at Mutual Drug. “Hal’s deep knowledge of his customers and the industry, coupled with the integrity that he displays in his business relationships, place him among the leaders deserving this recognition from HDMA.”