Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> February 2, 2002
GARY BLACKFORD, Chief Executive Officer of Curative Health Services,
Inc., brings extensive healthcare and pharmacy management expertise to
the company. Before joining the company in September 2001, Mr.
Blackford, was instrumental in the turnaround of ValueRx, a multi
billion-dollar pharmacy benefit management (PBM) company, which was sold
to Express Scripts in 1998. As Chief Operating Office, he was
responsible for the re-engineering of the company's organizational
structure, including a complete overhaul of systems/communications
infrastructure, a consolidation of facilities, a reduction of litigation
and adversarial matters, and divestiture of non-core business units.
Previously, Mr. Blackford served MedIntell Systems Corporation as Chief
Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. During his tenure, he led
the development of a unique and sophisticated pharmacy management system
for hospitals. The company was purchased by Value Health, Inc. in 1995.
Mr. Blackford also has a strong background in corporate law and finance.
He was a Partner with Popham, Haik, Schnobrich & Kaufman, Ltd. He
received a BBA from the University of Iowa, a JD from Creighton
University and is a Certified Public Accountant. Profile
of Curative Health Services, Inc.?
Mr. Blackford: Actually, Curative Health was started over 14 years ago
as a company
