Timothy Palmer Email Address

Director of Information Technology and Information Technology Leadership and Strategy and Enterprise Resource Planning and SAP

H. D. Smith is committed to the highest standards of ethical conduct and corporate compliance. Based on our good-faith understanding and to the best of our knowledge, we have established a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that is reasonably designed to prevent and detect violations of our Standards of Conduct and applicable laws and regulations. Our Code of Business Conduct is tailored to the size, organizational structure, operational activities and resources of H. D. Smith to meet compliance goals consistent with our corporate ethics and with the statutory requirements of Cal. Health and Safety Code SSSS119400-119402 and all other pertinent regulations in states in which H. D. Smith operates distribution facilities. H. D. Smith's Code of Business Conduct recognizes that compliance is dynamic. It provides for revisions when necessary to reflect changes in company operations, the Compliance Program Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers published by the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the PhRMA Code on Interactions with Health Professionals, and applicable laws. To the best of our knowledge, we are in material compliance with the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics as described, meaning that we have established the elements outlined and have set up procedures to implement the policy's requirements. This declaration is made as of January 1, 2016. A written copy of this declaration of our Code of Business Conduct may be obtained by calling 888.467.7979.

•Delivery-focused, Senior Information Technology Executive, with over 20 years’ experience leading the design, implementation and on-going operations of Enterprise Business Systems and Solutions. •Recognized for possessing a unique combination of business and technical expertise that is leveraged to support and guide C-Suite and executive leadership with defining technology road maps and IT strategy that further important organizational objectives. •Specializes in leading SAP implementations and on-going delivery, with many years of experience directing large teams of functional and technical resources. •Directed teams across multiple SAP modules including SD, LE, MM and FI/CO, as well as BW and BI, and other related software such as Vistex, Manhattan WMI / Scale, Open Text, StreamServe and Paymetrics. •Exemplary background in overall Information Technology Leadership, including Project and Portfolio Management, External Vendor Management, Large contract negotiations, Relationship Management, Change Management and ITIL Service Management deployment. •Experienced with many I.T. delivery models, including SaaS, IaaS, Cloud Computing and off-shore resourcing, as well as Agile/ASAP/Waterfall methodologies. •Created an SAP Center of Excellence consisting of technical and business resources focused on the implementation of best practices and driving continuous process improvement throughout the organization. ► Areas of Expertise ◄ ⇨ Information Technology Leadership ⇨ ERP / SAP / Hana / S4 / Implementations & Sustained Operations ⇨ Warehouse Management Systems ⇨ Business Intelligence ⇨ Data Warehousing ⇨ Relationship Management ⇨ Project and Portfolio Management ⇨ I.T. Vendor Management ⇨ IT Sourcing / Contract Negotiation ⇨ Supply Chain & Logistics Management ⇨ Cloud Computing ⇨ SaaS / IaaS Methodologies ⇨ eCommerce & CRM