Joan Eliasek is President of McKesson Canada. As a member of the McKesson Corporation’s Executive Operating Team, Joan is responsible for leading McKesson's portfolio of businesses in Canada, including pharmaceutical distribution operations, McKesson Canada Specialty Health and McKesson's network of independent pharmacies (I.D.A., Guardian, Remedy'sRx, The Medicine Shoppe, Uniprix, Proxim, e-commerce retailer Well.ca, and Rexall Pharmacy Group).
Joan joined McKesson in 1995 and has held a variety of leadership roles across the company, including operations, sales, marketing and supplier management. Most recently, Joan served as Senior Vice President, Customer Experience, for McKesson’s Medical-Surgical business unit, leading operations, customer service, materials management, sales administration and data management. Prior, Joan was Senior Vice President of Extended Care Sales. Earlier in her career, Joan held multiple management positions in field operations at Baxter Healthcare Corporation.
Joan has served on several boards in the healthcare industry, including Healthcare Industry Distributors Association (HIDA), HIDA Educational Foundation and Global Healthcare Exchange. She is also a long-time advisor to the Professional Women in Healthcare (PWH) board. In 2018, Joan was the first recipient of the Anne Eiting Klamar Leadership Award of Distinction by PWH.
Joan received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Business Administration from the University of Iowa.