Owens & Minor Names Rony C. Kordahi to Serve as Executive Vice President, North American Operations

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RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Owens & Minor, Inc. OMI, a global healthcare services company, today announced that it has named Rony C. Kordahi, 52, as Executive Vice President, North American Operations, effective April 4, 2016. An experienced operations executive with multinational experience, Kordahi served for the previous eight years as Vice President, Integrated Supply Chain Operations for Climate, Controls & Security-Americas, a division of United Technologies Corporation (UTC). Kordahi will serve on the executive leadership team and report to P. Cody Phipps, President & Chief Executive Officer of Owens & Minor.

"Rony is a results-oriented leader with a continuous improvement mindset and a strong fit with our purpose-driven, collaborative culture," said Phipps. "Our company will benefit from Rony's international experience and global perspective as we continue our focus on sustained profitable growth."

During his time at UTC, Kordahi implemented operational disciplines to create a lean and efficient supply chain, reduced recordable safety incidences, optimized the logistics and distribution footprint, and reduced inventories.

Prior to UTC, Kordahi served for four years at Lennox International Inc., as General Manager of Parts & Supplies, North America, where he led the Lennox HVAC aftermarket business in North America. From 2000 to 2004, Kordahi was the Chief Technology Officer for Heatcraft Refrigeration Australia, in Sydney, Australia.

Kordahi holds a Master of Engineering degree from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, and earned his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon.

Owens & Minor, Inc. OMI is a global healthcare services company dedicated to Connecting the World of Medical Products to the Point of CareTM by providing vital supply chain services to healthcare providers and manufacturers of healthcare products. Owens & Minor provides logistics services across the spectrum of medical products from disposable medical supplies to devices and implants. With logistics platforms strategically located in the United States and Europe, Owens & Minor serves markets where three quarters of global healthcare spending occurs. Owens & Minor's customers span the healthcare market from independent hospitals to large integrated healthcare networks, as well as group purchasing organizations, healthcare products manufacturers, and the federal government. A FORTUNE 500 company, Owens & Minor is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, and has annualized revenues exceeding $9 billion. For more information about Owens & Minor, visit the company website at owens-minor.com.

Owens & Minor, Inc.
Truitt Allcott, 804-723-7555
Director, Investor & Media Relations
truitt.allcott@owens-minor.com

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