McKesson Corp. has hired Medtronic's Pete Slone as senior VP-corporate affairs.
The 13-year Medtronic VP-global government affairs veteran joined San Francisco-based McKesson June 22.
Slone handles policy PR, legislative/regulatory advocacy, stakeholder engagement and political action committee of the $179B pharmaceutical distribution and technology solutions giant.
Prior to joining medical devices company Medtronic, Slone worked for 17 years at Burson-Marsteller's BKSH and Assocs, which is now Prime Policy Group.
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Nelson Fernandez, former North American chair of APCO Worldwide and managing director of Burson-Marsteller, has joined Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires as director of communications and PA.
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