Celesio UK has appointed Catherine McDermott as its new operations director.

In her role, which also holds a position on the Celesio UK country board, Ms McDermott will direct Celesio UK’s end-to-end supply chain and logistics activities, including overseeing leading pharmacy wholesaler AAH Pharmaceuticals. Ms McDermott joins from Amazon, where she worked for four years, most recently as supply chain director.

Celesio UK managing director Cormac Tobin said: “I’m really excited that Catherine is bringing her wealth of experience and expertise to our team. She’s joining from a very different business, but one that we can learn a lot from in terms of distribution, and I’m excited to see how she can help us grow our operational excellence.”