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Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy President & CEO Joins Armada Summit Faculty

21 December 11

Phil Hagerman, R.Ph. to Deliver "State of Specialty Pharmacy Industry" During 2012 Armada Summit General Session

December 19, 2011, Florham Park, NJ - Armada Health Care is pleased to announce that Phil Hagerman, R.Ph., President & CEO of Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy will join the 2012 Armada Specialty Pharmacy Summit Faculty. Scheduled for May 2, 2012, Mr. Hagerman will deliver the “State of the Specialty Pharmacy Market” Address during the Summit’s General Session.

“We very much look forward to Phil joining our General Session Faculty and welcome his expertise and in-depth knowledge of the current landscape of the specialty pharmacy market,” stated Armada CEO, Lawrence Irene, R.Ph.

“I am honored to be selected by Armada to deliver the “State of the Market” address. The Armada Specialty Pharmacy Summit has become the focal point of the industry to showcase the growth and expansion of specialty pharmacy services for all industry stakeholders. I look forward to both sharing and learning at this pivotal event,” stated Hagerman.

Phil Hagerman, President/CEO of Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy, started the company with his father, Dale Hagerman, in 1975 and in 1991, he took on the role of president and CEO. Phil has been a regular speaker at state and national pharmacy and hospice conferences on innovative and creative pharmacy; and developing and marketing a specialty pharmacy practice.

Phil was named Pharmacist of the Month by Professional Compounding Centers of America (PCCA), a national network of over 1000 compounding pharmacies. He also received the Innovative Pharmacy Practice Award from The Michigan Pharmacists Association; and the Blue Chip Award for Outstanding Business Practices from the United States Chamber of Commerce. In 2010, Phil was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for the Michigan and Northwest Ohio Region. In 2011, he was named Grant Thornton Leader and Innovator of the Year.

Further, Phil has led the company's tremendous growth period, and in 2009, 2010, 2011 Diplomat was named as one of INC. Magazine's fastest growing private companies in America.

Phil has worked as a consultant for the United States Department of Justice, and served as an expert witness in cases of drug diversion. He is an adjunct instructor of pharmacy for Ferris State University.

About the 2012 Armada Specialty Pharmacy Summit
Scheduled dates for the Armada Specialty Pharmacy Summit are May 1-4, 2012 at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas. The Armada Summit has grown to become the industry’s foremost annual healthcare conference for the specialty pharmacy market. The “best in class” venue and comprehensive agenda offers each attendee the opportunity to gain important knowledge about the rapidly growing specialty pharmacy channel. The full agenda provides numerous events including: specialty focused business sessions, vendor exhibit hours, and expert industry panel discussions, dozens of educational seminars on specialty pharmacy, live CE credits and more. The conference format is meticulously designed to allow each attendee the opportunity to network with leading healthcare executives and other industry stakeholders to establish strong business relationships. Upon conclusion, conference participants will depart having gained a new and meaningful insight that transfers today’s specialty pharmacy trends into tomorrow’s successful business opportunities.

In 2011, over 1,500 industry professionals representing nearly 400 specialty healthcare organizations attended the annual Armada Summit. They included: owners, senior trade executives, sales and marketing executives, medical directors, pharmacy directors, specialty nurses and other key representatives from specialty pharmacy providers, national & regional health plans, Pharma/Biotech manufacturers, brand/generic drug companies, wholesale distributors, and other industry organizations. It is estimated attendance at the upcoming 2012 Armada Summit will break all previous records and include nearly 2,000 healthcare professionals from the specialty pharmacy marketplace.

The Armada Specialty Pharmacy Summit is considered one of the top five annual healthcare conferences in the U.S. pharmaceutical industry. Registration and other detailed information about the 2012 Summit are available online through www.armadasummit.com.

About Armada Health Care (Armada)
Armada is the nation’s largest specialty pharmacy group contracting organization for comprehensive and cost effective access to the nation’s $100 billion specialty pharmacy industry. Armada offers specialty pharmacy providers, Pharma/Biotech manufacturers, health plans and wholesale distributors a total specialty pharmacy channel management solution through customized patient programs, prescription-data-management services and unique purchasing agreements on specialty pharmacy products purchased and dispensed within this market. For more information about Armada, please visit www.armadahealthcare.com.

About Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy
Michigan-based Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy, founded in 1975, serves patients nationwide as the country’s largest privately held Specialty Pharmacy and focuses on complete medication management programs for patients with serious and chronic conditions. Diplomat’s business model creates unique partnerships around both distribution and services with industry stakeholders in Group Purchasing Organizations, hospital systems, retail chains and managed markets, always focused on improving adherence and the patient experience. Learn more about Keeping Patients Healthier…Longer® at www.diplomatpharmacy.com.

For more information, please contact:
Mr. Chris Benz, Business Development Director
Armada Health Care
Phone: 973-564-8004
Email: chris.benz@armadahealthcare.com