AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE: ABC) today announced that Tim G. Guttman, 53, has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Guttman will report to Steven H. Collis, AmerisourceBergen’s President and Chief Executive Officer. He had been serving as the Company’s Acting Chief Financial Officer since February 13, 2012, and was Vice President and Corporate Controller since joining AmerisourceBergen in 2002.<br />“I am very pleased to appoint Tim to his new role,” said Collis. “Since he joined the Company 10 years ago, he has demonstrated his ability to drive financial discipline throughout the organization, and he has been an important partner in driving our operating performance. He brings a thorough knowledge of our business as well as unique perspectives from other industries to our leadership team, and I am confident that he will continue to play a key role in our future success.”<br />“I am excited to be taking this new role and to continue to help drive strong financial performance and deliver value to our shareholders,” said Guttman. “We have tremendous opportunities ahead, driven by the growth areas of the markets we serve, and the unique services we provide to manufacturers and healthcare providers. In addition, our demonstrated expense and working capital discipline, as well as our strong balance sheet give us excellent financial flexibility.”<br />Prior to joining AmerisourceBergen, Guttman was Vice President of Finance at Syncor International Corporation, and also previously held financial planning and managerial positions at Disney Consumer Products, Pizza Hut, Inc., and PepsiCo, Inc. He also spent seven years with the accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche.<br />Mr. Guttman graduated from The Ohio State University and earned his Master of Business Administration degree from The University of Texas.<br />The Company expects to fill the role of Corporate Controller internally.