COMPANY

Health care systems, founded in 1971 by Robert D. Walter as food wholesaler Cardinal Distribution, public in 1983. It acquired Whitmire Distribution (a drug distributor) in 1993, R. P. Sherer in 1998, and Allegiance in 1999. The company's name was changed in 1994 to Cardinal Health.

Official Website:
http://www.cardinal.com/

Industry:
Health

Ticker:
NYSE:CAH

Corporate headquarters:
Dublin, OH

Sales:
$81.4B (2006)

Employees:
55,000

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
R. Kerry Clark	Business	c. 1952		CEO of Cardinal Health
George L. Fotiades	Business	c. 1952		COO of Cardinal Health, 2004-06
Linda S. Harty	Business	c. 1960		VP and Treasurer of Cardinal Health
Lester B. Knight	Business	c. 1958		CEO of Allegiance Corporation, 1996-99
J. Michael Losh	Business	c. 1948		CFO of General Motors, 1994-2000
Craig S. Morford	Attorney	10-Feb-1959		Acting Deputy US Attorney General, 2007-08
Matthew D. Walter	Business	c. 1969		CEO of Bound Tree Medical
Robert D. Walter	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Cardinal Health
Kathy Brittain White	Business	c. 1950		Rural Sourcing

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Colleen F. Arnold	Business	c. 1957		IBM executive
R. Kerry Clark	Business	c. 1952		CEO of Cardinal Health
George Conrades	Business	c. 1939		CEO of Akamai, 1999-2005
Calvin Darden	Business	5-Feb-1950		VP at UPS, 1998-2005
John F. Finn	Business	c. 1948		CEO of Gardner, Inc.
Philip L. Francis	Business	c. 1946		CEO of PetSmart
Gregory B. Kenny	Business	c. 1952		CEO of General Cable
J. Michael Losh	Business	c. 1948		CFO of General Motors, 1994-2000
John B. McCoy	Business	11-Jun-1943		CEO of Bank One, 1987-99
Richard C. Notebaert	Business	1947		CEO of Qwest, 2002-07
Michael D. O'Halleran	Business	c. 1953		President and COO of Aon, 1999-2004
David W. Raisbeck	Business	c. 1949		Vice Chairman of Cargill
Jean G. Spaulding	Psychiatrist	c. 1947		Psychiatrist at Duke University
Robert D. Walter	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Cardinal Health

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William E. Bindley	Business	6-Oct-1940		Founder of Bindley Western Industries
Dave Bing	Basketball	24-Nov-1943		NBA Hall of Famer, Detroit mayor
Robert L. Gerbig	Business	c. 1945		Gerbig, Snell/Weisheimer & Associates
Lester B. Knight	Business	c. 1958		CEO of Allegiance Corporation, 1996-99
Matthew D. Walter	Business	c. 1969		CEO of Bound Tree Medical

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