February 5, 2026 – Owens & Minor right now appointed Dirk Benson, long-time business chief, as Chief Business Officer (CCO), efficient instantly. As CCO, Benson can be answerable for shaping and driving the company-wide business technique, along with managing Owens & Minor’s business gross sales group, gross sales operations and customer support groups within the US.

Benson brings greater than 30 years of expertise in management and business roles within the healthcare business, most just lately as president of US Distribution Enterprise for Henry Schein. On this function, Benson efficiently formed and delivered an enterprise-wide integration program that realigned crucial business and operational capabilities to enhance the client expertise, along with main gross sales, advertising and marketing, finance, product administration, provider relationships and strategic partnerships. Earlier than becoming a member of Henry Schein, Benson spent 27 years at Medline Industries in varied senior management roles.

“Owens & Minor is happy to have such an skilled and profitable business chief on board. Dirk shares Owens & Minor’s fierce dedication to being a extra dynamic and responsive accomplice to the healthcare shoppers who depend on us every single day,” mentioned Christian Prepare dinner, Chairman and Interim CEO of Owens & Minor, and Managing Director at Platinum Fairness. “As we proceed to strengthen Owens & Minor’s govt management group, we’re assured that Dirk will present invaluable business management and strategic path as we reshape Owens & Minor’s legacy.”

“I’ve lengthy revered Owens & Minor’s distinctive strategy to constructing and sustaining lasting buyer relationships that enhance effectivity whereas respecting the person wants of the healthcare companions they serve,” mentioned Dirk Benson, CCO, Owens & Minor. “I’m desperate to take Owens & Minor’s buyer dedication to the following stage and work with my new teammates to speed up the transformation in our business operations.”

On December 31, 2025, Owens & Minor introduced an thrilling new chapter in its lengthy and storied historical past: the medical distribution, merchandise and expertise providers division, beforehand known as Merchandise & Healthcare Providers (P&HS), is now a part of the Platinum Fairness portfolio. The corporate continues to function as a privately held, independently owned firm below the identify Owens & Minorpersevering with the legacy of excellence and repair for which the corporate has lengthy been identified.

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