CVS Announces Exec Changes

Woonsocket, R.I. CVS on Wednesday announced several executive moves, including the retirement of Kevin Smith, senior VP of supply chain and logistics, at the end of 2008.

Smith has been with CVS for the past eight years and made numerous contributions to the organization, including the integration of six new distribution centers.

In other moves, Ron Link has been promoted to senior VP  of logistics, reporting to Larry Merlo, president of CVS Retail.

Link will be responsible for leading the company’s logistics division in managing inventory and capacity, developing distribution solutions and providing logistics service to CVS’ 6,300 stores.