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Former President and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield Brings Health Care Expertise
MELVILLE, N.Y., December 8, 2021 – Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC), the world’s largest provider of health care solutions to office-based dental and medical practitioners, announced today that Scott Serota has been appointed a member of the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders in May, when he is expected to stand for re-election to the Board by a vote of the Company’s stockholders. Mr. Serota has also been appointed as a member of the Board’s Strategic Advisory Committee.
The Company also announced that Barry Alperin intends to retire from the Board in May. Under the Company’s director resignation policy, directors are expected to retire from the Board at the end of the term during which they reach the age of 80.
Mr. Serota brings to Henry Schein considerable expertise in health care insurance and public policy as the former President and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), a national federation of 35 independent, community-based, and locally operated Blue Cross Blue Shield companies. Mr. Serota, who stepped down in January 2021 from his position at BCBSA, grew the organization’s membership from 65 million to more than 100 million during his21-year tenure.
“We are extremely fortunate to have Scott join our Board, ”said Stanley M. Bergman, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Henry Schein. “He has a deep understanding of the challenges facing Americans regarding access to care and the social determinants of health, along with considerable expertise in using data analytics to address health issues. We look forward to the contribution Scott will make to advance the strategic goals of the Company.”
Mr. Serota’s public policy activity includes having served on the Policy Committee of the White House Conference on Aging under President George W. Bush, and as a charter member of the American Health Information Community, a federally chartered commission formed to advance health information, also by the appointment of President Bush. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and a master’s in health administration and planning from the Washington University School of Medicine.