H. D. Smith Promotes Harvey Tanenbaum to Executive Vice President

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Jan. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- H. D. Smith, the fourth largest national pharmaceutical wholesaler, announced the promotion of Harvey Tanenbaum to executive vice president.  As executive vice president, Tanenbaum assumes the leadership role in all efforts connected to metro New York area expansion, maintaining H. D. Smith's commitment to earning customer trust and respect through consistent service and meeting individual needs.  

"Ongoing changes in the healthcare market landscape signal the importance of our continued focus on what matters most for our growth and progress – the pharmacy customers that are the backbone of our business. Their needs must be our priority," said Dale Smith, chairman and chief executive officer, H. D. Smith.  "Harvey's applied experience as a retail pharmacist, coupled with his strong passion for the needs of this sector, enables him to champion efforts to provide exceptional customer service and solutions to pharmacies in this region."

The career of Harvey Tanenbaum has spanned more than 30 years in the retail and wholesale pharmaceutical industry, beginning as a practicing pharmacist and culminating as the executive vice president for H. D. Smith.  As a graduate of the Brooklyn College of Pharmacy, and a registered pharmacist in both New York and California, Tanenbaum's prior retail management experience ultimately led him to corporate level development of pharmacy distribution, ordering and credit management systems for the wholesale drug industry.

As a former retail pharmacy owner, Tanenbaum maintains close ties to the professional community and serves as advisor and consultant to various state pharmacy associations. He is a member of the Council of Overseers of his alma mater, Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Services, and is slated to receive the Daniel Stateman Distinguished Alumnus Award this spring.

He regularly serves in an advisory capacity to organizations such as the Independent Pharmacy Alliance of America, Keystone Pharmacy Alliance, Garden State Pharmacy Owners Association and the Academy of Independent Pharmacy. Tanenbaum also serves on both the New Jersey and New York board of directors for the American Heart Association, and plays an important role in ensuring life-enhancing information that can prevent heart disease and stroke that reaches patients through their local independent pharmacies.

About H. D. Smith

Headquartered in Springfield, Illinois, H. D. Smith is the largest privately held national full-line, full-service wholesaler that provides a complete line of pharmaceuticals, OTCs, HBAs, home healthcare products, durable medical equipment, seasonal merchandise and a wide array of marketing programs to retail pharmacies, regional chains and health systems. The company has distribution facilities in California, Florida, Kentucky, Illinois, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Texas that service major markets throughout the United States.  Additional information about H. D. Smith can be found at hdsmith.com.

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