Professional Affiliation

President, Cardinal Health Canada

Expert Bio

Martha Huston is President of Cardinal Health Canada, the leading solution provider for Canada healthcare in the acute, long term care and alternate care markets.  Cardinal Health is a $103 billion health care services company headquartered in Dublin, Ohio that improves the cost-effectiveness of healthcare. 

In her current role, she is responsible for creating, communicating and implementing Cardinal Health Canada’s vision, mission and overall direction.  Named to this position in April 2014, Huston previously served as Senior Vice President for Customer Support where she developed and implemented strategies for enhancing the customer experience in the medical supply chain.  Prior to that, she served as the Senior Vice President, General Manager for the medical segment in the West region.  With Cardinal Health since 2005, she has held executive positions in warehouse distribution and operations in both the medical and pharmacy segments.  

Before joining Cardinal Health, Huston served in executive roles for Owens & Minor with responsibility for sales and operations at both regional and national levels.  She has held management positions in the healthcare, banking and insurance industries with experience in treasury management, internal audit and public accounting.
  

Huston received an Executive MBA from the University of Iowa and a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Accounting from Simpson College.  She also completed executive education programs in leadership and health care at the University of Virginia Darden Graduate School and the University of Michigan.  In addition she has earned the Certified Public Accountant designation as well as that of Certified Internal Auditor.