DThe Board of Directors of CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) today announced the appointment of four new board members: Leslie Norwalk, Larry Robbins, Guy Sansone, and Doug Shulman, following productive discussions with Glenview Capital Management.

"In our discussions with the leadership at Glenview, we agreed that we can deliver greater value from our integrated businesses to all of our stakeholders, including our customers, consumers, colleagues, and shareholders," said Roger Farah, Executive Chairman of the Board, CVS Health. "Having Leslie, Larry, Guy, and Doug join our Board will add new thinking and deep market and industry experiences as we focus on driving greater financial and operational performance."

"As we build momentum across our integrated model, we continue to take actions that are positive for our long-term success, while driving innovation and performance in our individual businesses and at CVS Health overall," said David Joyner, president and chief executive officer of CVS Health. "Adding four experienced thought leaders to our Board further sharpens our focus on executing against our strategy to build a world of health around every consumer, as we improve total cost of care and customer experience in health care."

"We welcome the opportunity to join the Board, roll up our sleeves and lock arms with the Board and leadership team to drive long-term, sustainable value through continued customer-centric offerings, commitment to compliance and quality, disciplined underwriting and risk management, aligned incentives, and optimal capital allocation," said Larry Robbins, CEO of Glenview Capital Management.  "We appreciate the Board engaging with us on a cooperative basis that allows all energies to be productively dedicated towards further strengthening this iconic company."

Norwalk will join the Health Services Committee, Sansone will join the Audit Committee, and Shulman will join the Management Planning and Development Committee.