Owens & Minor Inc. elected Robert Sledd its chairman, interim president and CEO, succeeding P. Cody Phipps.
Sledd joined the company as a director in November 2007. He most recently served as managing partner at Pinnacle Ventures LLC and Sledd Properties LLC.
Owens & Minor said it formed a committee to search for a new CEO. Further, Robert Snead will continue as interim CFO.
Mechanicsville, Va.-based Owens & Minor gives supply chain assistance to providers of healthcare services and the makers of healthcare products.
