Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) announced today that Karen Staniforth,
currently Mid-Atlantic Divisional Vice President, Pharmacy, has been
promoted to Group Vice President, Pharmacy Initiatives and Clinical
Services.
Staniforth, a pharmacist with more than 30 years’ experience in retail
pharmacy, will be responsible for the development, implementation and
management of new pharmacy business and clinical programs including
immunizations, medication therapy management and medication
adherence. Additionally, Staniforth will oversee the Company’s Wellness
Ambassador strategy. Unique to Rite Aid’s Wellness Stores, Wellness
Ambassadors work closely with Rite Aid pharmacists and are specially
trained to provide customers with access to information on
over-the-counter medications, vitamins and supplements and Rite Aid
programs and services. She will report to Dan Miller, Rite Aid Senior
Vice President of Pharmacy.
“Throughout her career, Karen has garnered critical knowledge and
experience across several functional areas of the chain drug industry,
making her a true asset to our Company,” Miller said. “Her valuable
insights will guide us as we work to advance our clinical services and
Wellness Ambassador programs, helping us highlight the expertise of our
more than 11,000 pharmacists and providing superior care and health
outcomes for our patients nationwide.”
Staniforth started her career in pharmacy in 1982 as a pharmacist in
Johannesburg, South Africa. In 1991, she joined Novartis Pharmaceuticals
as a Regional Sales Manager, overseeing retail sales operations for the
company in Cape Town, South Africa. She joined Rite Aid in 1998 as a
graduate pharmacy intern after moving to the United States. She
continued to take on roles of increasing leadership, becoming a pharmacy
manager in 1999. In 2001, she was promoted to pharmacy district manager
where she served until being named Regional Pharmacy Vice President in
2006. She was named Vice President of Pharmacy Operations in 2009. She
is a graduate of Witwatersrand Technikon, Johannesburg, South Africa,
where she received a diploma in Pharmacy.
Rite Aid Corporation is one of the nation's leading drugstore chains
with nearly 4,600 stores in 31 states and the District of Columbia and
fiscal 2013 annual revenues of $25.4 billion. Information about Rite
Aid, including corporate background and press releases, is available
through the company's website at www.riteaid.com.
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