Cardinal Health’s Giacomin re-elected as HDA board chairman

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Healthcare Distribution Alliance will be retaining Cardinal Health pharmaceutical segment CEO as its board chairman. The organization on Tuesday announced Jon Giacomin’s re-election to the position he has served in since 2016. Also continuing in his position on the board is vice chairman Henry Dale Smith, Jr., who is chairman and CEO of Smith Holding Co.

“HDA is pleased to welcome back Jon and Dale —their steady leadership will help shape the Alliance’s efforts to promote the critical role of pharmaceutical distributors, whose expertise ensures the safety and efficiency of the supply chain every day,” HDA president and CEO John Gray said.

In addition to Giacomin’s and Smith’s re-election, HDA appointed three new members — HPC Rx CEO Fred Battah, CuraScript SD president Earl English and Principal Dynamics CEO and Quality Care Products CEO Michael Holmes.