Health Care 2025: PESICKA, EDWARD A.

Pesicka became CEO of Fortune 500 health care logistics and supply company Owens & Minor in 2019. In 2023, he announced a five-year strategic plan for the company to increase profits and reduce costs. Owens & Minor reported $10.7 billion in fiscal 2024 revenue, up from $10.3 billion in 2023. The company has been engaged in a potential sale of its Products & Healthcare Services segment, Pesicka said in February and May.

Owens & Minor moved its headquarters to Henrico after selling its Mechanicsville building in spring 2024.

The company sued Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in November 2024, claiming the Henrico insurer mismanaged funds for Owens & Minor’s employee health insurance plan and allegedly violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

In June, Owens & Minor and Rotech Healthcare Holdings agreed to terminate the Fortune 500 company’s $1.36 billion acquisition of the Florida home-based care business, previously expected to close in 2025’s first half. The Henrico company paid an $80 million termination fee in cash.

A Muskingum University and Case Western Reserve University graduate, Pesicka previously held several leadership roles in his 15-year stint at Thermo Fisher Scientific.

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