Lisa Ashby is president of Category Management of the Medical segment for Cardinal Health. In this capacity she is responsible for the strategic management of the company’s product portfolios. She is in charge of seven business units and a center of excellence group overseeing marketing, sales and innovation efforts for the company’s self-manufactured and private brand lines, and products it distributes from its national brand supplier partners. Ashby has been at the firm since 1988, throughout which time she has held numerous general management, sales and marketing, and operations positions. Other executive roles she has held at Cardinal Health include: VP and GM of its Scientific Products and Drug Delivery businesses.
If one wants to succeed in business, it could be worthwhile looking at some of Ashby’s ideas. In a commentary documented by Women Worth Watching, Ashby said, “While it’s important to find roles that make you a quick study of your business, it’s equally as important to be flexible about where your path may lead.”