CVS Health appoints company veteran as COO

CVS Health on Thursday appointed 26-year company veteran Jonathan C. Roberts executive to the new position of executive VP and COO.



As COO, Roberts, who currently serves as president of CVS Caremark, the company's pharmacy benefit management business, will have responsibility for consolidating operational oversight across CVS Health's unique suite of assets.



Effective immediately, Roberts will oversee operations for CVS Caremark, which includes the fast-growing specialty pharmacy business, and CVS Pharmacy, which includes MinuteClinic and Omnicare. Roberts' scope of responsibility will also include information technology and all pharmaceutical procurement functions for the company.



The company will begin an internal and external search for a new president of CVS Caremark.



"Jon is a seasoned CVS Health executive with a long history of delivering superior results across our retail and PBM businesses," stated Larry Merlo, president and CEO. "He is laser-focused on operational excellence, and his breadth of business and industry knowledge make him uniquely qualified to take on this new role and help advance the company's growth agenda.”



Prior to his appointment as president of CVS Caremark in 2012, Roberts served as COO of the company’s PBM business. Roberts also served as executive VP of pharmacy purchasing, pricing and network relations from 2009 to 2010 and senior VP and CIO from 2006 until 2008.



Prior to that, he held a variety of key leadership roles in the company's retail business, CVS Pharmacy, including senior VP of store operations from 2002 until 2005.