Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> February 2, 2002
STANLEY M. BERGMAN was appointed Chairman of the Board, CEO and
President of Henry Schein, Inc., in 1989, before which he served for 10
years in various capacities, including Chief Financial Officer and
Executive Vice President. From 1985 to 1989, Mr. Bergman also served as
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Schein
Pharmaceutical, Inc. From 1976 to 1980, Mr. Bergman held various
positions at BDO Seidman, LLP, the international accounting firm
(including Manager-in-Charge of the New York area, Management Advisory
Services Consultation Practice). He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from
the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, and is a
Certified Public Accountant and a South African Chartered Accountant.
Mr. Bergman is the past Chairman of the Distributors Section Governing
Board of the American Dental Trade Association and has served on the
Board of Directors of the American Fund for Dental Health. He was also a
member of the Oversight Committee, Future of Dentistry Project, for the
American Dental Association and a past board member of the Northport
High School Academy of Finance. Mr. Bergman currently serves on the
Board of Directors of the Dental Manufacturers of America, Brookhaven
Memorial Hospital Medical Center, the Parent's Committee of New York
University, the Long Island Association and on the Board of Overseers of
the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. Mr. Bergman
was awarded honorary membership in the Alpha Omega International Dental
Fraternity. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of Henry Schein andan overview of what you're doing now?
Mr. Bergman: Henry Schein is the largest distributor of healthcare
products and