Biography

Edward Pesicka serves as a member of the Audit Committee and Management Development and Compensation Committee. Since March 2019, Mr. Pesicka has served as President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as on the board of directors, of Owens & Minor, Inc., a global healthcare solutions company. From January 2016 until March 2019, Mr. Pesicka was an independent consultant and advisor in the healthcare, life science and distribution industries. From January 2000 until April 2015, Mr. Pesicka served in various roles of increasing responsibility at Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., an American supplier of scientific instrumentation, reagents and consumables and software services, including Chief Commercial Officer and Senior Vice President from January 2014 to April 2015. Prior to Thermo Fisher Scientific, Mr. Pesicka spent eight years with TRW, Inc., an aerospace company, in its finance department and three years with PricewaterhouseCoopers as an auditor. Since 2019, Mr. Pesicka has served as a director of Owens & Minor, Inc. Mr. Pesicka was selected to serve on our board of directors because of his substantial experience and expertise in distribution, as well as the healthcare and life sciences industries.