MELVILLE, N.Y., Oct. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC), the world's largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners, announced today the appointment of Steve Klis to the newly created position of President, Henry Schein Global Practice Solutions. Mr. Klis will lead the strategic and operational activities of Henry Schein's Global Practice Solutions business, which offers a variety of customizable practice-management software solutions designed to help practitioners build a better business and deliver quality patient care. These solutions include a wide range of integrated eServices and patient education options, which provide practitioners with a tailored system that meets individual practice needs.
"Our dental, medical and animal health customers around the world share a number of similar practice challenges, many of which can be effectively addressed through the technology tools that we offer," said Jim Harding, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Henry Schein. "Steve will lead us in using our unique perspective of these three global markets to share technology best practices across market segments and country borders, with the goal of helping our customers increase practice efficiency and provide higher quality patient care."
Mr. Klis joins Henry Schein with over 25 years of experience in the health care information technology and services industry. Prior to joining Henry Schein, Mr. Klis spent the last decade at CareFusion Corporation, most recently as Senior Vice President and General Manager, International. In this role, Mr. Klis was responsible for leading the commercial organization of Europe, Latin America and the Asia Pacific regions. Prior to CareFusion Corporation, Mr. Klis was a Sales Executive at Siemens Medical.
Mr. Klis earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame and earned his Master of Business Administration in Marketing and Finance from Loyola University Chicago.