Karen Lynch has officially stepped into the CEO role at CVS Health. The healthcare company announced alongside its third-quarter earnings in November that long-time CEO Larry Merlo would retire and Lynch would step into the role effective Feb. 1, 2021. 

CVS wrote on their News & insight page,

“Today marks a critical milestone in our company’s history. Karen S. Lynch is now President and Chief Executive Officer of CVS Health. In her new role, Karen leads nearly 300,000 colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care to be simpler, more convenient and more personalized.

Karen has more than three decades of experience in the health care industry. Prior to becoming CEO, she was Executive Vice President, CVS Health and President of Aetna, responsible for driving the strategy to deliver consumer-focused, high-value health care to the millions of people Aetna serves. For the last five years, Karen has been named among Fortune’s Most Powerful Women in Business, and in 2020, she was recognized on Forbes’ list of The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women. ”

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To read the full article, visit CVS’ website.