Dublin, Ohio, United States, January 2026 — Carly Mihaila has been promoted to Senior Vice President, HR Business Partner – Global Medical Products and Distribution (GMPD) at Cardinal Health, taking on responsibility for people strategy, leadership development, organizational effectiveness, and culture stewardship across one of the company’s largest and most critical global segments. In her expanded role, she will focus on driving workforce strategy, leadership capability, succession planning, and sustained business performance across GMPD’s global operations.
In her most recent tenure at Cardinal Health, Carly has spent over three years leading people strategy for global operations and supply chain as Vice President, HR Business Partner – Global Operations and Supply Chain, where she partnered closely with senior leadership on organizational transformation, workforce planning, talent strategy, and leadership capability building for complex manufacturing and distribution networks supporting global healthcare delivery.
Prior to that, she served as Director, HR Business Partner – Global Manufacturing and Global Technical Services, where she played a pivotal role in strengthening manufacturing workforce strategy, technical capability development, and large-scale organizational effectiveness initiatives across critical global production and service operations.
Carly also led HR strategy for Cardinal Health’s Home Solutions business as Director, HR Business Partner, supporting a multi-billion-dollar segment by shaping culture, leadership development, succession planning, and enterprise-wide organizational design programs to accelerate growth and operational maturity.
Earlier in her Cardinal Health career, she served as Director, HR Business Partner – Nuclear Precision and Health Solutions, where she guided senior leaders on organizational design, engagement, leadership development, and enterprise talent programs supporting highly regulated healthcare environments. She also held HR leadership roles across Interventional Solutions (Europe) and Global Sourcing and Finance, further strengthening her global people leadership profile across regions and functions.
About Cardinal Health
Cardinal Health is a global healthcare services and products company that distributes pharmaceuticals and medical products, operates nuclear pharmacies and manufacturing facilities, and delivers performance and data solutions that support patient care worldwide. With a strong customer-centric focus, Cardinal Health continues to drive innovation and continuous improvement across the global healthcare ecosystem.
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