The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) annual meeting from April 16-19 in Palm Beach, Florida, gave industry professionals an opportunity to meet and build business relationships.
The conference brought together decision makers and executives and facilitated positive and productive exchanges.
At the conference, NACDS elected a new Board Chairman, H-E-B
Chief Merchant and CFO Martin Otto. During his remarks, he discussed the
changes in the health care landscape and how they affect the industry.
“There is a huge opportunity for pharmacy to step in and
meet unmet needs by saving costs through adding services to patients that
they’re not getting elsewhere and, in so doing, improving health care,” Otto
said.
The conference featured a series of strategic exchange appointments, a meet the retailer program, well-known speakers and high-energy events that brought together retailers, suppliers and health care providers.
“When you
walk into an NACDS meeting you can feel the excitement and the energy in the
room of competitors coming together, collaborating for the common good of the
industry and — most importantly — for the American people,” NACDS President and CEO
Steven C. Anderson said.
The presentation of the Robert B. Begley Award to industry icon
Tim Hayes was the final highlight of the conference. Hayes has dedicated 25
years of his career to Bayer Consumer Health, and 15 of those years he served as
the company's president.
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