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Morford, 49, has had a distinguished career of more than 20 years inpublic service with the Department of Justice, including serving as U.S.attorney in Detroit and Nashville. In 2007, he was appointed by PresidentBush as acting deputy attorney general, the second highest ranking official inthe Department of Justice, overseeing more than 100,000 employees including 93U.S. attorney offices, and agencies that include the Federal Bureau ofInvestigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco and Firearms. He will join Cardinal Health on May 5.
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At Cardinal Health, he will be responsible for ensuring compliance withinternal policies and external regulations that govern the company's products,services and operations. This newly expanded role will focus on regulatory,environmental health and safety compliance, as well as ethics and enterpriserisk management. Morford will report jointly to R. Kerry Clark, chairman andCEO of Cardinal Health, and the chair of the audit committee of the company'sboard of directors.
"We are extremely pleased to have another leader of Craig's caliber jointhe Cardinal Health management team," Clark said. "He brings deep expertisewith regulatory agencies, a strong compliance background and a reputation forupholding the highest standards of ethics and integrity."
Daniel J. Walsh, 52, was the architect of the Cardinal Health ethics andcompliance department and will leave the company after a transition period topursue other interests. Walsh joined Cardinal Health in May 2005 and put inplace programs that incorporated best practices in standards of businessconduct, case management, employee education, policy formulation andmeasurement.
"Dan's leadership laid a strong foundation for us by formalizing many ofour ethics and compliance policies and structures, and by providing excellentcounsel to management and our board," Clark said.
Morford spent 15 years of his career prosecuting high-profile corruptionand organized crime cases in Ohio. He began his career as a trial attorneyspecializing in tax litigation for the Internal Revenue Service's Office ofChief Counsel. He has received numerous awards and recognition for his work,including being named the Most Outstanding Assistant United States Attorney inthe Nation in 2005, a Distinguished Service Award from the Attorney General in2003 and two awards for superior performance by the Attorney General in 1996and 2000. In 1999, the Cleveland branch of the FBI named him Attorney of theYear.
Morford received his juris doctorate from Valparaiso University's Schoolof Law and bachelor's degree in Economics from Hope College.
About Cardinal Health
Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH) is an $87billion, global company serving the health-care industry with products andservices that help hospitals, physician offices and pharmacies reduce costs,improve safety, productivity and profitability, and deliver better care topatients. With a focus on making supply chains more efficient, reducinghealth care-associated infections and breaking the cycle of harmful medicationerrors, Cardinal Health develops market-leading technologies, includingAlaris(R) IV pumps, Pyxis(R) automated dispensing systems, MedMined(TM)electronic infection surveillance service, VIASYS(R) respiratory care productsand the CareFusion(TM) patient identification system. The company alsomanufactures medical and surgical products and is one of the largestdistributors of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies worldwide. Ranked
