Rite Aid Announces Key Appointments at Health Dialog
November 13 2014 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
RediClinic CEO Web Golinkin Named CEO of
Health Dialog
Rite Aid’s Karen Staniforth Promoted to
Chief Operating Officer of Health Dialog
Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) announced today that RediClinic
CEO Web Golinkin will assume additional responsibilities as the
chief executive officer of Health Dialog. In addition, Rite Aid’s
Group Vice President of Pharmacy Initiatives and Clinical Services
Karen Staniforth has been promoted to the role of chief operating
officer at Health Dialog. Both RediClinic and Health Dialog are
wholly owned subsidiaries of Rite Aid.
As CEO of Health Dialog, Golinkin will lead the development of
Health Dialog’s business strategy. In her new role, Staniforth who
will report directly to Golinkin, will execute Health Dialog’s
business strategy and oversee day-to-day business operations.
Golinkin will continue reporting to Robert Thompson, Rite Aid’s
executive vice president of pharmacy. Both appointments are
effective immediately. Golinkin succeeds Dr. Robert Mandel, who has
resigned to pursue other interests.
“An accomplished veteran of the healthcare industry, Web has
brought a unique level of expertise and experience with him to
RediClinic, Rite Aid and now Health Dialog,” said Thompson. “We
look forward to benefitting from Web’s leadership and strategic
thinking as we continue build, grow and strengthen Health Dialog’s
population health management tools and programs. As Rite Aid
continues to transform itself into a growing retail healthcare
company, we anticipate that Health Dialog and RediClinic will play
an important role in this process.”
Golinkin, who will continue to serve as CEO of RediClinic, is a
proven healthcare entrepreneur who has started and successfully run
three health-related companies during the past 25 years, including
RediClinic since 2001. He also co-founded American Medical
Communications, Inc., which became one of the nation’s largest
producers and distributors of health-related television and video
programming, and America’s Health Network, Inc., which became the
nation’s largest health-related cable television network, with one
of the most popular health-related websites. A graduate of Harvard
University, Golinkin is the current president of the Convenient
Care Association.
Staniforth started her career in pharmacy as a pharmacist in
Johannesburg, South Africa. She later joined Sandoz, now a part of
Novartis Pharmaceuticals, overseeing retail sales operations for
the company in Cape Town, South Africa. She subsequently joined
Rite Aid after moving to the United States. She has continued to
take on roles of increasing leadership and operating
responsibility, including regional pharmacy vice president,
division pharmacy vice president and most recently, group vice
president of pharmacy initiatives and clinical services. She is a
pharmacy graduate of Witwatersrand Technikon, Johannesburg, South
Africa.
“An experienced and talented operator, Karen has made countless
contributions to our company since joining Rite Aid in 1998,” said
Thompson. “Her knowledge and experience of retail pharmacy and
clinical services coupled with her strong business acumen will be
instrumental as she works with Web to expand Health Dialog’s
portfolio of clients and scope of services.”
Rite Aid Corporation is one of the nation's leading drugstore
chains with nearly 4,600 stores in 31 states and the District of
Columbia and fiscal 2014 annual revenues of $25.5 billion.
Information about Rite Aid, including corporate background and
press releases, is available through the company's website at
www.riteaid.com.
Health Dialog Services Corporation is a leading provider of
population health management solutions. The company works with the
nation’s largest third-party payers, employers and providers – as
well as Health Dialog’s parent company, Rite Aid – to improve the
health and wellness of their members, employees, patients and
customers while reducing costs and improving performance in key
quality measures, such as NCQA’s HEDIS and CMS’ Stars ratings.
Health Dialog’s unique capabilities include data analytics, a
multi-media coaching platform, and a 24/7 nurse line. For more
information, visit www.healthdialog.com.
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