Rich brings more than 25 years of experience in the long-term care pharmacy industry, spanning account management, business development, and national sales. Prior to joining Guardian in 2012, he served as Sales Director for Omnicare and Vice President of Business Development for Heritage Healthcare. He has deep expertise in growing local LTC pharmacy businesses while building a national presence in the marketplace. Earlier in his career, he held administration, business development, and management roles with IBM and Aramark for 17 years.
Rockford bought his first retail pharmacy in Clarion, IA with a local nursing home as the pharmacy’s sole long-term care customer. Rockford quickly realized that LTC patients required special care from their provider and that facility CMS regulations were burdensome and difficult to fulfill without a strong pharmacy partner. Because of this, Rockford separated his long-term care business from his retail customers and helped grow the Ankeny LTC pharmacy into one of the fastest growing pharmacies in the state.
Tanner received his Biological Science degree from Oklahoma State University and went on to earn his Doctor of Pharmacy degree at the University of Oklahoma. He joined Boomer Solutions in 2010 and serves as the co-president.