MELVILLE, N.Y., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC), the largest provider of health care products and services to office-based practitioners, today announced that Gerard K. Meuchner has joined the Company as Vice President and Chief Global Communications Officer. Serving in this newly-created position, Mr. Meuchner will be based at the Company's corporate headquarters in Melville, N.Y.
In his new role, Mr. Meuchner will be responsible for advancing Henry Schein's Corporate Brand Management, including overall corporate wide brand strategy management and cross-business brand alignment. He will also be responsible for the coordination of communications functions that promote Henry Schein's brand globally among each of the Company's five key constituencies.
"Our strategic plan calls for Henry Schein to utilize our core business competencies to be a global leader in providing superior value through innovative solutions to dental, medical and animal health practitioners,"said Stanley Bergman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Henry Schein, Inc. "As Henry Schein continues to grow and expand into new markets and geographies, we are committed to reinforcing and promoting the strength and value of the Henry Schein brand globally among all of our key constituencies - our customers, supplier partners, shareholders, Team Schein as well as society, which we serve through Henry Schein Cares, our corporate social responsibility program. Gerard is uniquely qualified to advance Henry Schein's strategy and efforts in this area, and he will bring vision and leadership to Henry Schein's global communications efforts."
Mr. Meuchner joins Henry Schein from Eastman Kodak Company where he spent the past decade, most recently, as a Corporate Vice President and Director, Communications and Public Affairs. Prior to joining Kodak, Gerard was with Bloomberg News, where he was a founding member of its financial news service. Prior to Bloomberg, Mr. Meuchner worked as a reporter for a variety of financial news outlets.
About Henry Schein, Inc.
Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC), the largest provider of health care products and services to office-based practitioners, is a Fortune 500® company and a member of the NASDAQ 100® Index. The Company is recognized for its excellent customer service and highly competitive prices. Henry Schein's five businesses - Dental, Medical, Animal Health, International and Technology - serve more than 700,000 customers worldwide, including dental practitioners and laboratories, physician practices and animal health practices, as well as government and other institutions. The Company operates through a centralized and automated distribution network, which provides customers in more than 200 countries with a comprehensive selection of more than 90,000 national and Henry Schein private-brand products in stock, as well as more than 100,000 additional products available as special-order items. Henry Schein also provides exclusive, innovative technology offerings for dental, medical and veterinary professionals, including value-added practice management software and electronic health record solutions.
Headquartered in Melville, N.Y., Henry Schein employs more than 14,000 people and has operations or affiliates in 25 countries. The Company's net sales reached a record $7.5 billion in 2010. For more information, visit the Henry Schein Web site at www.henryschein.com.
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