Stephen Mason

Chief Executive Officer, Global Medical Products and Distribution Cardinal Health

Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026

Executive Summary

Stephen Mason has led Cardinal Health’s Global Medical Products and Distribution segment as its chief executive since August 2019. The segment covers Cardinal Health’s medical products business. Cardinal Health ranked No. 15 on the 2026 Fortune 500.

Career Highlights

• Chief Executive Officer, Global Medical Products and Distribution segment since August 2019.
• President of Cardinal Health at-Home Solutions, 2016 to 2019.
• Earlier led the Kinray pharmaceutical distribution business.

Professional Journey

Mason spent about 20 years at Cardinal Health before taking over its medical segment, leading businesses in both the Medical and Pharmaceutical segments. In Pharmaceutical Distribution he led sales, sales operations and sourcing teams, including Consumer Health, Sales Administration, Retail Independent Sales and Retail National Accounts, and later ran the Kinray pharmaceutical distribution business. From 2016 he oversaw Cardinal Health at-Home Solutions, part of the Medical segment.

In July 2019 Cardinal Health promoted him to chief executive of its medical segment, succeeding Jon Giacomin, and he took up the role in August 2019. The 10-K lists him among the company’s executive officers.

Education

No first-party source read for this profile states his education.