Promotes Walter Siegel to Chief Legal
Officer, Kelly Murphy to General Counsel, Jennifer Ferrero to
Deputy Secretary, and Reid Arstark to Senior Counsel, Mergers &
Acquisitions
Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC), the world’s largest provider
of health care solutions to office-based dental and medical
practitioners, today announced a series of changes to strengthen
its Legal team, including the promotion of Walter Siegel to Chief
Legal Officer, Kelly Murphy to General Counsel, Jennifer Ferrero to
Deputy Secretary, and Reid Arstark to Senior Counsel, Mergers &
Acquisitions.
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In this new role, Mr. Siegel, a Senior Vice President of the
Company, will continue to lead Henry Schein’s worldwide legal,
compliance, and regulatory organizations. A member of the Company’s
Executive Management Committee, he joined Henry Schein as General
Counsel in 2013.
“Upon joining Henry Schein, Walter quickly distinguished himself
throughout the Company with his integrity, legal acumen, strategic
thinking, and leadership skills,” said Stanley M. Bergman, Chairman
of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Henry Schein, Inc.
“Walter’s new role reflects the increasing global complexity of the
laws, rules, and regulations that multi-national companies must
navigate. We are pleased to have Walter in this expanded role.”
With Mr. Siegel’s promotion, Kelly Murphy has been named Senior
Vice President and General Counsel, as well as a member of the
Executive Management Committee.
“Kelly is a respected business partner and strategic thinker,
and we are delighted to recognize her contributions and
capabilities with this promotion,” Mr. Bergman said.
Mr. Siegel is a seasoned advisor with a diverse legal background
and expertise in corporate law and governance, mergers and
acquisitions (M&A), partnerships, securities, litigation, and
regulatory. Prior to Henry Schein, Mr. Siegel held the position of
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Standard
Microsystems Corporation. He is a graduate of Yale Law School.
Ms. Murphy, who had been Deputy General Counsel, has held
several key positions of increasing responsibility within the legal
function since joining Henry Schein in 2011. As General Counsel,
she will be responsible for the Company’s legal activities related
to M&A globally, corporate governance, litigation, and other
general corporate legal matters. Ms. Murphy began her legal career
as a legal associate at the global law firm of Clifford Chance,
LLP, where she represented companies and financial institutions on
a variety of domestic and international corporate matters. She
earned a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from Boston University
and a Juris Doctorate from Fordham University School of Law.
Additionally, Henry Schein announced the following
promotions.
Jennifer Ferrero, Vice President, Senior Counsel, has assumed an
expanded role and will now serve as Deputy Secretary. Ms. Ferrero
has held key positions of increasing responsibility since joining
Henry Schein in 2004. As Vice President, Senior Counsel, she has
focused her work on SEC reporting and commercial matters, including
contracts, trademarks, governance, finance, and Environmental,
Social, and Governance (ESG). In her expanded role, Ms. Ferrero
will also work closely with the Company’s Board of Directors,
executive management, and joint venture partners on corporate
governance. Ms. Ferrero began her legal career as a legal associate
at the global law firm of Dewey Ballantine LLP, where she
represented health care companies on a variety of corporate and
financial matters. Ms. Ferrero graduated summa cum laude with a
Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Boston College and earned her
Juris Doctorate from Hofstra University School of Law.
Reid Arstark has been promoted to Vice President, Senior
Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions. Mr. Arstark joined Henry
Schein in 2016 from Proskauer Rose LLP, the Company’s outside legal
counsel, where as a partner he worked extensively in the areas of
mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. In this new
role, Mr. Arstark will be responsible for leading the legal team’s
M&A efforts recognizing the importance this aspect of the
strategic plan is to the success of the Company. Mr. Arstark holds
a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Binghamton University and a
Juris Doctorate from Fordham University School of Law.
“Walter Siegel has developed a world-class in-house legal team
that reflects the complex intersection of law, policy, regulation,
and public opinion, providing cohesive strategies to meet the
emerging business needs of the company,” said Michael Ettinger,
Senior Vice President, Corporate & Legal Affairs, Chief of
Staff, and Secretary of Henry Schein, Inc. “Our entire legal team
provides invaluable experience and expertise to our organization.
We look forward to the team’s continued collaboration with our
global business leaders to ensure that we deliver the solutions
health care professionals rely on to improve the performance of
their practice so they can improve the lives of patients.”
About Henry Schein, Inc.
Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) is a solutions company for
health care professionals powered by a network of people and
technology. With approximately 21,000 Team Schein Members
worldwide, the Company's network of trusted advisors provides more
than 1 million customers globally with more than 300 valued
solutions that help improve operational success and clinical
outcomes. Our Business, Clinical, Technology and Supply Chain
solutions help office-based dental and medical practitioners work
more efficiently so they can provide quality care more effectively.
These solutions also support dental laboratories, government, and
institutional health care clinics, as well as other alternate care
sites.
Henry Schein operates through a centralized and automated
distribution network, with a selection of more than 120,000 branded
products and Henry Schein private-brand products in stock, as well
as more than 180,000 additional products available as special-order
items.
A FORTUNE 500 Company and a member of the S&P 500® index,
Henry Schein is headquartered in Melville, N.Y., and has operations
or affiliates in 32 countries and territories. The Company's sales
reached $10.1 billion in 2020, and have grown at a compound annual
rate of approximately 12 percent since Henry Schein became a public
company in 1995.
For more information, visit Henry Schein at www.henryschein.com,
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