Why This Matters to Distributors: Owens & Minor is rebuilding its executive team with leaders from major healthcare distributors, manufacturers, and supply chain operators as private equity owner Platinum Equity pushes to strengthen operations, automation, and commercial execution across the healthcare supply chain.
Owens & Minor, a distributor of medical and surgical supplies serving hospitals, health systems and other healthcare providers, has named former McKesson executive Jim Marshall chief executive officer as the company reshapes its leadership team under private equity ownership.
Marshall succeeds Christian Cook, who had been serving as interim CEO and will become chairman of the board. The changes are effective immediately.
Marshall spent 20 years at McKesson, most recently serving as senior vice president of health systems, where he oversaw a portfolio serving healthcare providers nationwide. Earlier, he led McKesson’s U.S. Pharma operations division as vice president and general manager.
“I am honored to lead an organization that recognizes that the heart and soul of the healthcare supply chain are the people who make it possible,” Marshall said in a statement.
Owens & Minor also named Marc Rottink chief operating officer, Colin Bain chief products officer, and Dirk Benson chief commercial officer as part of a broader leadership overhaul.
Rottink joins from Smith+Nephew, where he served as senior vice president of global supply chain and customer care. He previously held supply chain leadership positions at Medtronic. Owens & Minor said Rottink will help lead operational and automation initiatives across its distribution and supply chain network.
Bain most recently was a partner at Javelyst Healthcare Challengers. Earlier in his career, he served as president of Premier’s S2S Global manufacturing business, where he oversaw product portfolio expansion and supply chain resiliency initiatives. Owens & Minor said Bain will lead product portfolio strategy across acute care, non-acute care, and adjacent healthcare markets.
Benson joins from Henry Schein, where he served as president of the company’s U.S. distribution business and led commercial and operational integration efforts. Before Henry Schein, Benson spent 27 years at Medline Industries in senior leadership roles. He will oversee commercial strategy, sales operations, and customer service activities in the United States.
The appointments come about five months after Platinum Equity completed its $375 million acquisition of Owens & Minor’s Products and Healthcare Services segment from what is now Accendra Health. The transaction transferred the Owens & Minor brand and operating business to Platinum Equity.
Owens & Minor now operates as a standalone private company serving more than 4,100 healthcare facilities nationwide with more than 200,000 products sourced from over 1,400 suppliers. The company employs approximately 14,000 people globally.
The executive overhaul signals Platinum Equity’s intention to expand Owens & Minor’s operational and commercial capabilities rather than pursue a traditional cost-cutting restructuring. Several of the new executives bring backgrounds in healthcare distribution, supply chain modernization, and large-scale operational integration.
For healthcare distributors, the changes could intensify competition across hospitals and health system supply chains as Owens & Minor invests in automation, fulfillment operations, and customer service capabilities under private equity ownership.
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