Ed Pesicka was named President & Chief Executive Officer of Owens & Minor, effective March 7, 2019, and was appointed to the Board of Directors at the same time. Ed is a seasoned senior executive with more than 25 years of business and operational experience focused on distribution, manufacturing, and service for the healthcare, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and scientific research industries.

Before joining Owens & Minor, Ed served in various roles of increasing responsibility at Thermo Fisher Scientific, a $17 billion manufacturer and supplier of a range of products to the research, healthcare, industrial, and safety markets, including most recently as Chief Commercial Officer & Senior Vice President.
During his tenure at Thermo Fisher, Ed ran up to an $8 billion portfolio of global distribution, manufacturing and service businesses. He also served as Chief Financial Officer for multiple divisions.