Joan Eliasek

President, McKesson Canada

As President of McKesson Canada, Joan is responsible for leading McKesson’s portfolio of businesses in Canada including pharmaceutical distribution operations, biopharma and provider solutions, McKesson’s network of independent pharmacies comprised of I.D.A., Guardian, Remedy’sRx, The Medicine Shoppe, Uniprix, and Proxim as well as e-commerce retailer Well.ca, and the Rexall Pharmacy Group. 

Joan joined McKesson in 1995 where she held a variety of senior leadership positions across the business including Operations, Marketing, Extended Care Sales, Supplier Management, and Customer Experience earning a reputation of driving success within multi-disciplinary teams.

Joan has served on several boards in the healthcare industry, including the Healthcare Industry Distributors Association (HIDA), the HIDA Educational Foundation and the Global Healthcare Exchange. She also served as a long-time advisor to the Professional Women in Healthcare (PWH) board. In 2018, she was recognized as the first recipient of the Anne Eiting Klamar Leadership Award of Distinction.

Joan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Business Administration from the University of Iowa.