AmerisourceBergen Appoints President and Chief Operating Officer

AmerisourceBergen Corp. elects Steven H. Collis, 49, to the role of president and chief operating officer. Mr. Collis was executive vice president of AmerisourceBergen and president of AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp.

Before that he was executive vice president of AmerisourceBergen and President of AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group. He continues to report directly to R. David Yost, AmerisourceBergen's CEO. Before the election of Mr. Collis, Mr. Yost also held the title of president.

Mr. Collis is now responsible for all AmerisourceBergen business units including ABDC, ABSG, AmerisourceBergen Consulting Services, and AmerisourceBergen Packaging Group. ABSG and ABCS previously reported to Yost and ABPG previously reported to Michael D. DiCandilo, executive vice president and chief financial officer.

“In his 16 years with AmerisourceBergen, Steve led both ABDC and ABSG to outstanding performance,” Mr. Yost says. “He grew ABSG from a start-up into a successful $16 billion business and last fiscal year led ABDC to stellar performance in a difficult economic environment. In his new role, Steve will now have the ability to further grow our business, drawing on the strengths of each unit to deliver compelling offerings to all of our stakeholders, and to drive even greater efficiency.”