Henry Schein (Nasdaq:HSIC) today announced that chief administrative officer Gerald Benjamin is retiring and the company appointed Michael Ettinger to chief operating officer.
Benjamin’s retirement will take effect on July 1 after 34 years with the Mellville, N.Y.-based company. As part of his retirement, Ettinger will be promoted to executive VP and chief operating officer, effective July 1, and will report directly to CEO Stanley Bergman. He previously served as senior VP of corporate and legal affairs, secretary and chief of staff.
“Gerry’s steady, humble, and reliable leadership has benefited the lives of Team Schein Members and customers on a daily basis,” Bergman said in a news release. “Gerry joined Henry Schein in 1988 and led the continuous transformation of our Global Services Group to meet the needs of each of our constituencies as we grew from being a private, domestic mail-order business into an international, full-service, publicly-traded company with nearly 22,000 Team Schein Members and operations in 32 countries. His leadership was instrumental in maintaining the operational excellence for our customers over the years.”
“I am honored to have worked alongside Stan, the board of directors, the company’s executive management committee members, and my fellow Team Schein members to help grow this organization,” said Benjamin. “I will miss my daily interactions with Team Schein, and I am confident that Stan, Michael, and our Team Schein members will continue to advance our philosophy of ‘doing well by doing good’.”