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Henry Schein names C-level executive to drive e-commerce

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Portrait photo of Mark Hillebrandt VP and chief digital revenue officer at Henry Schein
Mark Hillebrandt, VP and chief digital revenue officer at Henry Schein [Image courtesy of Henry Schein]
Henry Schein (Nasdaq: HSIC) announced today that it’s appointed Mark Hillebrandt to the role of VP and chief digital revenue officer, leading a new Digital Revenue Team to boost e-commerce revenues.

Mark Hillebrandt has held executive roles at Henry Schein since 2018. Previous positions included nearly three years as business leader for Amazon’s professional dental, medical and scientific product categories.

Hillebrandt reports to Brad Connett, CEO of Henry Schein’s North America Distribution Group.

“Our strategic plan includes advancing the use of e-commerce tools to help create an exceptional customer experience,” Connett said in a news release. “Mark is a smart and visionary leader who will drive success for this critical element of our strategy through our current online platform as well as evolutions to come, augmenting and supporting the essential role of our world-class field sales organization as we deliver the experience that customers have come to expect from Henry Schein.”

Henry Schein is a major provider of health products and services to office-based dental and medical practitioners. Hillebrandt said he thinks the company has an “extraordinary opportunity to drive digital commerce through a best-in-class shopping experience and giving our talented sales team more freedom to serve as the expert consultants that customers rely on to grow their business.”

 

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