We are very pleased to welcome Mr. McCartney to our board of directors. His accomplishments and more than 20 years of experience in general management, finance, and information technology services will strengthen Covance’s strategy to provide high-quality drug development data to our clients worldwide and build a scalable management structure, said Joe Herring, Covance chairman and chief executive officer.
I am honored to be part of such an accomplished group of individuals, said Mr. McCartney. I am looking forward to leveraging my experience to enhance Covance’s ability to deliver integrated service solutions to its clients as well as drive value to its shareholders.
McCartney is presently a member of the board of directors of Huron Consulting Group, Incorporated, Federal Signal Corporation, and Datatec, Limited. He is also a member of the boards of Lycee Francais of Chicago, St. Ignatius College Prep, and the Graduate Advisory Board of the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
McCartney graduated with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Davidson College and earned his master’s degree in business administration from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.
