GoodRx Appoints Healthcare Industry Veteran, Wendy Barnes, as New Chief Executive Officer
16 Décembre 2024 - 10:05PM
Business Wire
Wendy Barnes, Current CEO of RxBenefits, Brings
Extensive Healthcare Management Experience to the Company
GoodRx Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: GDRX), the leading prescription
savings platform in the U.S., today announced that Wendy Barnes has
been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective
January 1, 2025. Wendy brings more than 30 years of leadership
experience across the pharmacy and medical benefit industry to her
new role.
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Wendy will join GoodRx following her role as CEO of RxBenefits,
where she led the company in providing pharmacy benefit support to
more than 2,000 self-insured clients comprised of more than three
million lives. Under her guidance, RxBenefits became a leading
entity providing tailored pharmacy benefit solutions that promote
affordability and transparency. Before that, as President of
Express Scripts Pharmacy, Wendy oversaw the service, operation, and
financial success of the organization’s multiple pharmacies on
behalf of 100 million members. Wendy also served as Group Vice
President at Rite Aid, where she was responsible for all aspects of
managed care, including contracting, enhancing relationships with
managed care organizations, overseeing pharmacy benefit managers
and third-party payers, and developing strategic partnerships.
“Wendy is joining GoodRx at a pivotal moment – both for the
healthcare industry and for GoodRx. In a world where conventional
insurance coverage is increasingly restrictive, and patients and
healthcare professionals are bearing increasing costs and time
burdens, GoodRx offers a complement to insurance that fills the
gaps that existing systems don’t cover and helps Americans save
both time and money,” said Scott Wagner, Interim CEO at GoodRx.
“Wendy has the expertise, vision, and leadership to help GoodRx
grow in unique and valuable ways, both for our customers and as a
business. I’m excited for Wendy and I’m particularly excited for
GoodRx.”
Wendy's career highlights include her effective leadership roles
at RxBenefits, Express Scripts, Rite Aid and Pfizer, leading
extensive pharmacy operations and simplifying and improving patient
healthcare experiences. Wendy also served for 10 years as a Medical
Service Corps Officer in the United States Air Force.
"I am thrilled to join GoodRx and contribute to its mission of
making healthcare more affordable for millions of Americans," said
Wendy Barnes, the newly appointed President and CEO of GoodRx.
"With the evolving challenges in healthcare delivery and
management, I look forward to working with our talented executive
leadership team to foster growth and innovation at GoodRx and
within the industry. We have a tremendous opportunity to free
Americans from friction in getting medication.”
In her role as CEO, Wendy will focus on advancing GoodRx’s
strategic initiatives, with particular attention on bringing all
brand affordability programs onto the GoodRx platform, expanding
GoodRx’s product experience with healthcare professionals, and
enriching partnerships with retail pharmacies, insurers, and
pharmaceutical manufacturers to help save Americans time and money.
Driven by a steadfast commitment to making healthcare more
accessible and affordable, Wendy aims to build a better patient
experience and help fill gaps within the existing system.
“As we embark on this transition, I want to thank Scott for his
hard work and huge impact over the last year and a half as our
Interim CEO. His leadership and deep business expertise has been
felt both inside and outside the walls of GoodRx,” said Trevor
Bezdek, Co-founder and Chairman of GoodRx. “As we look ahead to the
next phase of growth, I’m confident and enthusiastic that Wendy’s
experience and dedication to improving patient lives will drive
GoodRx’s mission forward.”
About GoodRx
GoodRx is the leading prescription savings platform in the U.S.
Trusted by more than 25 million consumers and 750,000 healthcare
professionals annually, GoodRx provides access to savings and
affordability options for generic and brand-name medications at
more than 70,000 pharmacies nationwide, as well as comprehensive
healthcare research and information. Since 2011, GoodRx has helped
consumers save over $75 billion on the cost of their
prescriptions.
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