AmerisourceBergen Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has elected Werner Baumann, 60 and Lauren M. Tyler, 61 as new independent directors, effective October 1, 2023. With the election of Mr. Baumann and Ms. Tyler, the Board of Directors will increase from ten to twelve members, ten of whom are independent. Mr. Baumann formerly served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer at Bayer AG until his retirement in May 2023.

Prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer in 2016, Mr. Baumann held various leadership roles over the course of his 35-year career with the company, including Chief Strategy and Portfolio Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Baumann earned his B.A. in Economics from the University of Cologne and an M.A. in Economics from RWTH Aachen University. Ms. Tyler currently serves as Executive Vice President and Global Head of Human Resources for J.P. Morgan Asset and Wealth Management, a role she has held since 2015.

Prior to this role, Ms. Tyler served in various leadership roles at JPMorgan Chase & Co., including as Global Chief Auditor and Global Head of Investor Relations. Ms. Tyler is a seasoned financial executive with 35 years of experience in private equity, investment banking and finance. Ms. Tyler was a director at Alleghany Corporation from January 2019 until its acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway in October 2022.

Ms. Tyler earned her B.A. in American Studies from Yale University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.