Dean's Advisory Council: R. Kerry Clark

Kerry Clark retired as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cardinal Health, a Fortune 20 company, on September 1, 2009.  He is currently a director of Textron, General Mills, Bausch and Lomb, and Hauser Capital Partners.

Clark joined Cardinal Health in April 2006.  Under his leadership, the company expanded its opportunity to help hospitals, pharmacies and clinicians make the practice and delivery of healthcare safer and more productive.  This included the acquisition of medical technology leaders in respiratory care and neurophysiology (VIASYS), infection prevention (Enturia) and data mining surveillance (MedMined).  In addition, Clark recruited and retained an experienced healthcare executive team that made significant improvements in enterprise capability and culture.  To further increase management and strategic focus, Cardinal Health’s clinical and medical products business was spun off as a publicly traded company called CareFusion (NYSE: CFN) on August 31, 2009.

Prior to joining Cardinal Health, Clark was Vice Chairman of the board at the Procter and Gamble Company.  During his 32-year career with P&G, Clark had considerable strategic, operational and corporate management responsibilities for several businesses, including laundry and cleaning products, family health and global operations.  He also held leadership positions in North America and Asia. 

Clark is currently on the boards of Project Hope International, The Christ Hospital of Cincinnati and the Dean’s Advisory Council for The Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business.  He is a former member of The Business Council, Healthcare Leadership Council, The Ohio Business Roundtable, The Columbus Partnership, Compete Columbus, the Soap and Detergent Association and the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens.  A native of Ottawa, Canada, Clark graduated from Queen’s University with a Bachelor of Commerce degree.  He also holds an honorary Doctorate in Commercial Science from St. Bonaventure University.