McKesson Appoints Healthcare Software Development Expert as COO of International Operations Group

Stefan Herm to Manage Operations at McKesson International Operations Group

WARWICK, England, July 28, 2010 - McKesson UK (www.mckesson.co.uk/?section=page&p=/), the
trusted healthcare technology solutions and services provider, has announced
the appointment of Stefan Herm as Chief Operations Officer of McKesson's
International Operations Group (IOG).

Starting in June 2010, Stefan will be responsible for the
operations of McKesson UK, France, Netherlands and Ireland.

Prior to joining McKesson, Stefan was General Manager of
Health Services Europe at Siemens AG and before that he was Managing Director
of healthcare software development company GSD mbH, which Siemens bought in
2007. Stefan has 14 years experience in international healthcare software
development.

Stefan comments, "McKesson is in a great position to develop
its business internationally, as it has many interesting solutions and has
had success in developing its systems for new markets. McKesson is a company
steadfast in its commitment to deliver and excels at international healthcare
software development. I am excited by the future possibilities and looking
forward to bringing my own experience in this to the company."

About McKesson UK

McKesson has operated in the UK for over 20 years delivering
workforce and care management technology solutions and services to virtually
every NHS organisation as well as to a number of private healthcare
organisations. As operators of the world's largest integrated HR and Payroll
system - The Electronic Staff Record (ESR); McKesson pays 7% of the working
population in England and Wales, a workforce of more than 1.4 million NHS
employees.

McKesson UK is a subsidiary of McKesson Corporation, which is
currently ranked 14th on the FORTUNE 500. Since its inception 177 years ago,
McKesson has remained at the forefront of healthcare, combining its
industry-leading health care information technology and scale with
unsurpassed clinical knowledge. Globally, McKesson employs more than 32,000
staff providing information technology, pharmaceuticals, pharmacy automation
and disease management solutions to support healthcare delivery in a number
of countries. Throughout the world, McKesson is a company dedicated to
helping its customers deliver high-quality healthcare by reducing costs,
streamlining processes, and improving the quality and safety of patient care.

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For further information, please contact: Krista Le Beau / Clare Granville, itpr, Tel. +44(0)1932-57-88-00, Fax. +44(0)1932-57-88-01, Email: kristal at itpr.co.uk / clareg at itpr.co.uk; Laura Steward, McKesson, Tel. +44(0)870-6000-426, Fax: +44(0)1926-475-444, Email: laura.steward at mckesson.co.uk