WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today announced it has appointed Shawn Guertin as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective May 28, 2021.
"Shawn is an extraordinary leader with a proven track record of developing financial strategies to help companies drive transformation," said CVS Health President and CEO Karen S. Lynch. "His deep and broad health care experience will be invaluable and I'm confident he will play an integral role as we transform CVS Health to become an even bigger part of consumers' everyday health."
Guertin spent eight years at Aetna where he was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Enterprise Risk Officer. He was the architect of the company's finance strategy during a period of rapid growth and transformation. He helped Aetna enter new markets and grow through expansion and acquisitions and was a key leader in shaping and affecting the merger with CVS Health in 2018. During his time in the role he was consistently recognized by Institutional Investor magazine as a top CFO.