CVS CEO honored with ‘New Englander of the Year’ title

WOONSOCKET, R.I. CVS Caremark chairman, president and chief executive officer, Tom Ryan, will be honored Tuesday evening with the “New Englander of the Year” award.

Ryan, along with Boston College Chancellor J. Donald Monan and Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal, will be honored by The New England Council at its Annual Dinner at the Seaport Hotel/World Trade Center in Boston. More than 1,300 guests are expected to attend, including a number of New England’s congressional delegation.

The “New Englander of the Year” award is based on a recipient’s commitment and contribution in their field of work and leadership and impact on the region.

“We are pleased to honor these outstanding recipients,” council president James Brett said. “From business and higher education to public service, these honorees are some of the most influential champions of the region whose contributions are making dynamic changes in the region?s landscape.”

Ryan joined the pharmacy retailer as a pharmacist upon graduating from the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy in 1974. Over his tenure spanning more than three decades, he has held numerous managerial and professional positions in the company and was chairman, president and chief executive of CVS/pharmacy from 1994 until the CVS/Caremark merger was completed in March 2007. He assumed the additional title of chairman in November 2007.