MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGY
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE SELLERS, RANKED BY NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
Top 10 AVNET INC. 2211 S. 47th St., Phoenix, 85374 // 480-643-2000 // avnet.com EMPLOYEES 2,500 PRINCIPAL Rick Hamada, CEO HIGHESTRANKING WOMAN MaryAnn Miller, senior vice president, chief human resources officer and corporate marketing and communications INSIGHT ENTERPRISES 6820 S. Harl Ave., Tempe, 85283 // 800-467-4448 // insight.com EMPLOYEES 1,339 PRINCIPAL Ken Lamneck, president and CEO HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Glynis Bryan, chief financial officer MCKESSON SPECIALTY HEALTH 4343 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 150, Scottsdale, 85251 // 480-663-4000 // mckessonspecialtyhealth.com EMPLOYEES 1,300 PRINCIPAL AND HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Heather Morel, chief operating officer, U.S. oncology network INFUSIONSOFT INC. 1260 S. Spectrum Blvd., Chandler, 85286 // 866-800-0004 // infusionsoft. com EMPLOYEES 610 PRINCIPAL Clate Mask, CEO, co-founder HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Elizabeth Pitt, chief customer officer
EASING A TOUGH PROCESS
HEATHER MOREL CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER BY HAL MATTERN
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Heather Morel got her start in the health-care industry as a consultant in the complex world of reimbursement, which she describes as “one of the most despised areas of health care.” “Doctors hate it, it’s a challenging area for the government and patients are confused by it,” Morel says. “It’s a confusing, complex system, and when something is that complex, there is a need for people to make it less so, and I grew a career out of it.” Morel initially carved out a niche helping pharmaceutical companies navigate the complexities around payment and reimbursement for expensive, cutting-edge drugs. She eventually brought those skills to McKesson Specialty Health, a Scottsdale business unit of McKesson Corp., where she has been the top executive for eight years. Late last year, Morel moved into a new role as chief operating officer of McKesson’s U.S. Oncology Network, helping to support the company’s national network of community oncology clinics. “My team and I oversee all the things doctors didn’t go to medical school for,” she says, including patient engagement, billing and collections. Morel, who is still based in Scottsdale, says that more than half of the country’s cancer patients are now treated at outpatient oncology clinics as opposed to hospitals, and they are
receiving comprehensive, quality care. “Community oncology clinics are a very important part of cancer care,” she says. “It costs less overall in community centers than in hospitals.” Morel was attracted to the healthcare industry because she loved the science of it, the evolving technology and the impact on people’s lives. “When you do your job well,” she says. “You are really helping people through the hardest part of their lives.” Health care has long been attractive to women, who seem to advance to decision-making and executive management positions more than they do in other industries. “Absolutely, health care attracts a lot of women,” Morel says. “And in a lot of families, women make the health-care decisions. Women do seem more likely to advance from mid-management to the executive ranks in health care.” She says that is true at McKesson, which works hard to grow and advance female leadership. The company has a women’s affinity group, which helps female employees as they progress through their careers, providing them with a “safe area” for discussing issues that help them advance to the upper levels of management. “It’s not 50-50 yet,” Morel says about male and female executives in the health-care industry. “But we’re making progress.”
JDA SOFTWARE GROUP INC. 14400 N. 87th St., Scottsdale, 85260 // 480-308-3000 // jda.com EMPLOYEES 310 PRINCIPAL Baljit S. Dall, CEO HIGHEST-RANKING WOMEN Jean Yatska, group vice president, product management; Veena Nyak, group vice president, product development ICM DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS 4320 E. Cotton Center Blvd., Suite 106, Phoenix, 85040 // 602678-1978 // icmdocs.com EMPLOYEES 155 PRINCIPAL John Harrington, president HIGHEST-RANKING WOMEN Linda Matson, director of human resources; Kristin Macedo, director of sales APPOINTMENTPLUS 15300 N. 90th St., Suite 100, Scottsdale, 85260 // 480-483-1199 // appointmentplus.com EMPLOYEES 66 PRINCIPAL Bob La Loggia, CEO HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Stephanie La Loggia, vice president, finance COMPUTER GUIDANCE CORP. 14624 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, 85260 // 480-444-7000 // computerguidance.com EMPLOYEES 45 PRINCIPAL Mike Bihlmeier, president HIGHEST-RANKING WOMEN Stephanie Meyer, controller; Victoria Satran, vice president of marketing SENTINEL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1241 W. Warner Road, Suite 112, Tempe, 85284 // 480-820-7141 // sentinel.com EMPLOYEES 40 PRINCIPAL Brad Faubion, general manager, Southwest operations HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Cassondra Taylor, advanced branch manager - Arizona MANIFEST 4110 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 315, Scottsdale, 85251 // 602-395-5850 // manifest. com EMPLOYEES 37 PRINCIPAL Dan Brenner, senior vice president HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Melissa Bouma, vice president, acquisition and analytics
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