Diplomat Promotes Executive Jennifer Cretu

Specializing in strategy and execution, Jennifer performs in roles that evolve as the company itself advances. Previously, she served as executive director of IT and later as vice president of IT and marketing, managing operations and strategic planning. In her prior roles, she worked to ensure the departments aligned and drove the organization's business objectives.

Before joining Diplomat in December 2012, Jennifer served at Walmart.com as senior business manager of their pharmacy and vision division. There, she was accountable for the end-to-end business, managing products and services; customer experience; and cross-functional partnerships. Before this role, she served as business strategy manager in Hewlett-Packard's Imaging & Printing Group. With HP, she managed the growth of the worldwide OEM business and was charged with developing business models and program portfolios, as well as directing contract negotiations.

Cretu received her primary degree from University of California–San Diego and her Master of Business Administration from the Paul Merage School of Business at University of California Irvine.

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About Diplomat

Diplomat (NYSE: DPLO) serves patients and physicians in all 50 states. Headquartered in Flint, Michigan, the company focuses on medication management programs for people with complex chronic diseases. Diplomat opened its doors in 1975 as a neighborhood pharmacy with one essential tenet: "Take good care of patients and the rest falls into place." Today, that tradition continues—always focused on improving patient care and clinical adherence. For more information, visit diplomat.is.

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