Cardinal Health announced that its Board of Directors has elected Jason Hollar as the company's next Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1, 2022. Hollar will also join the Board of Directors effective August 11, 2022. Hollar will succeed current Chief Executive Officer, Mike Kaufmann.

Hollar, an experienced financial and operating executive, has served as Cardinal Health's Chief Financial Officer since May 2020, leading financial activities across the enterprise, including financial strategy, capital deployment, treasury, tax, investor relations, risk management, accounting and reporting. During his tenure, he has helped Cardinal Health prioritize investments in growth businesses, strengthened the balance sheet, and returned capital to shareholders. Prior to joining Cardinal Health, Hollar served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President for Tenneco.

Before that, Hollar served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of finance for Sears Holdings Corporation. In addition, Patricia English will serve as Cardinal Health's interim Chief Financial Officer, working with Hollar to ensure a smooth transition. English currently serves as Chief Accounting Officer and Senior Vice President of Cardinal Health and previously served as Vice President of accounting in both the pharmaceutical and medical segments.

Cardinal Health's Board will engage an executive search firm to evaluate candidates for the permanent Chief Financial Officer position. About Patricia English: Patricia English has served as Chief Accounting Officer and Senior Vice President of Cardinal Health since September 2020. She previously served as Vice President, pharmaceutical segment accounting at Cardinal Health from January 2019 to August 2020.

She also served as Vice President, medical segment accounting from March 2015 to December 2018 and as director, pharmaceutical distribution accounting from June 2011 to March 2015. English holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from The Ohio State University.