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Delores P. Kesler
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Delores P. Kesler was named Chairman of the Board of Directors in February 2010. Ms. Kesler previously served as Lead Independent Director since March 2007 and has served on the Board of Directors of the Company since July 1993. Ms. Kesler has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Adium LLC, a capital investment company, since 1997. Ms. Kesler is also a founder of Accustaff, Inc. (now MPS Group, Inc.), a consulting and staffing company, and served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1978 until 1997. In 1997, Ms. Kesler founded the Kesler Mentoring Connection, a comprehensive resource center for mentoring organizations. Ms. Kesler currently serves on the board of directors of The St. Joe Company (NYSE: JOE), a real estate operating company. Ms. Kesler also currently serves on the board of directors of Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc., University of North Florida Foundation, and the Northeast Florida Hospice Foundation.
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Charles E. Adair
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Charles E. Adair has served on the Board of Directors of the Company since August 2002. Mr. Adair has been a partner of Cordova Ventures, a venture capital fund management company, since 1993, where he serves as a manager of venture capital funds. From 1973 to 1992, Mr. Adair was associated with Durr-Fillauer Medical, Inc., a pharmaceutical and medical products distribution company, where he served in various capacities, including President and Chief Operating Officer from 1981 until 1992. Mr. Adair also serves on the board of directors of Tech Data Corporation, a distributor of computers, peripherals, and software; Torchmark Corporation, a financial services holding company specializing in life and supplemental health insurance; and privately held companies associated with Cordova Ventures' capital fund investments. Mr. Adair is a certified public accountant and holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Alabama.
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Alvin R. Carpenter
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Alvin R. Carpenter has served on the Board of Directors of the Company since March 2005. Mr. Carpenter retired from CSX Corporation ("CSX") as Vice Chairman, a position he held from July 1999 to February 2001. From 1962 until February 2001, he held a variety of positions with CSX, including President and Chief Executive Officer (1992 to 1999) and Executive Vice President-Sales and Marketing (1989 to 1992) of CSX Transportation, Inc. Mr. Carpenter also serves on the board of directors of Florida Rock Industries, Inc., Regency Centers Corporation, and Stein Mart, Inc. Mr. Carpenter holds a B.S. in Political Science from the University of Cincinnati.
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Gary A. Corless
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Gary A. Corless was elected to the Board of Directors in February 2010. Mr. Corless was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in February 2010 after serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from August 2005. From May 2002 to August 2005, he served as President of the Physician Business, Physician Sales & Service, and Executive Vice President of PSS World Medical. From April 1999 to May 2002, Mr. Corless served as President of the Elder Care Business, Gulf South Medical Supply, leading the division to a dramatic rise in operational and financial performance over the three-year period. From April 1998 to April 1999, Mr. Corless served as Senior Vice President-Eastern Region of Diagnostic Imaging, a former subsidiary of the Company. Prior to that position, he served as the Company's Vice President-Southern Region from April 1997 to April 1998. From 1996 to 1997, Mr. Corless served the Physician Business as a regional vice president of sales and operations, and from 1990 to 1996 he held various leadership positions with the Company. Mr. Corless earned a B.S. in Finance from Florida State University.
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Jeffrey C. Crowe
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Jeffrey C. Crowe has served on the Board of Directors of the Company since March 2007. Mr. Crowe has been the Chairman of the Board of Landstar System, Inc. (Nasdaq GS: LSTR since April 1991. From December 2001 to June 2004, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Landstar System, Inc. and from April 1991 to June 2001, he served as Landstar's Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Crowe also currently serves on the Board of Directors for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Chamber Foundation, Silgan Corporation, and SunTrust Bank. He previously served on the Board of Trustees for United Way of Northeast Florida and was the Chairman of the Board of both the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Defense Transportation Association. He holds a B.A. from Drake University.
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Stephen T. Halverson
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Stephen T. Halverson was elected to the Board of Directors in December 2008. Mr. Halverson has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Haskell Company, one of the nation's largest integrated design-build firms, since 1999. He previously served as Senior Vice President for M.A. Mortenson Company ("Mortenson"), a $2.2 billion Minneapolis-based construction company, from 1984 to 1999. Prior to Mortenson, Mr. Halverson was in private law practice and also worked for the American Bar Association in Washington, DC, where he specialized in issues relating to procurement reform. Mr. Halverson also currently serves on the Board of Directors for CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) and ACIG Insurance Company. He holds a B.A. degree from St. John's University and a Juris Doctorate from American University in Washington, DC.
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Melvin L. Hecktman
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Melvin L. Hecktman has served on the Board of Directors of the Company since March 1998. From May 1993 through March 1998, Mr. Hecktman served on the Board of Directors of Gulf South Medical Supply, Inc., a distributor of medical supplies to the long-term care industry that was acquired by the Company in March 1998. Since 1993, Mr. Hecktman has served as President of Hecktman Management, an investment management and consulting firm, and as a partner of Commonwealth Capital Partners, a merchant-banking group. Mr. Hecktman was associated with United Stationers, Inc., a wholesaler of general business products, as an employee or director for 33 years and served as Vice Chairman from 1989 through August 1993.
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Stephen H. Rogers
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Stephen H. Rogers has served on the Board of Directors of the Company since August 2004. Mr. Rogers is a retired partner of Arthur Andersen LLP ("Andersen"), where he served as the managing partner of the Atlanta office and the southeastern region. Throughout his career with Andersen, Mr. Rogers had extensive experience serving large and complex public companies. Mr. Rogers was a member of the Board of Partners of Andersen Worldwide S.C. from September 2000 to August 2002, as well as Chairman of the Strategy and Investment Committee. Mr. Rogers continues to be employed by Andersen in an executive oversight role. In May 2005, Mr. Rogers joined Callaway Partners, an accounting professional services firm, as Chairman and Managing Partner. Mr. Rogers is a certified public accountant and holds a B.S. in Accounting from Indiana University.