FLINT, Mich., Jan. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc. (NYSE: DPLO), the nation's largest independent specialty pharmacy, announced the addition of Susan O. Faust to their senior leadership team as vice president of specialty infusion and market development. In this role, Faust will be responsible for developing strategy and tactics for the expansion of specialty infusion pharmacy products and services. Additionally, Faust will assist in Diplomat's efforts to support payor partnerships that will create and implement initiatives in a cost effective manner for the specialty market.

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"Susan will be a great asset to our specialty infusion division," said Gary Kadlec, president of Diplomat. "She brings significant experience in the space and will work collaboratively to promote growth and improve patient care."

Most recently, Faust served as vice president of specialty services at Medco Health Solutions. In this role, Faust assisted in the integration of specialty products and services into pharmacy benefit management account teams and assisted in business expansion strategies. She held additional executive positions at Accredo as vice president of client sales and service and as vice president of specialty sales and strategy. Faust previously worked for Hemophilia Health Services as vice president of sales and as marketing and vice president of sales and business development.

In addition to her extensive experience in health care, Faust is a respected speaker on best practices and drug trends. Faust holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in French and education from St. Norbert College in Green Bay, Wisconsin and the Certificat de Commerce et d'Industrie de Paris from the Universite de Paris.

To learn more, visit diplomat.is.

About Diplomat
Diplomat (NYSE: DPLO) serves patients and physicians in all 50 states. Headquartered in Flint, Michigan, the company focuses on medication management programs for people with complex chronic diseases, including oncology, immunology, hepatitis, multiple sclerosis, HIV, specialized infusion therapy and many other serious or long-term conditions. Diplomat opened its doors in 1975 as a neighborhood pharmacy with one essential tenet: "Take good care of patients, and the rest falls into place." Today, that tradition continues - always focused on improving patient care and clinical adherence. For more information visit www.diplomat.is. Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn and like us on Facebook.

CONTACT:
Abigail Bearman, Diplomat
810.768.9563 | abearman@diplomat.is

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