Carrie Childress serves as an executive vice president (EVP) and the chief marketing officer (CMO) for Owens & Minor, leading company brand strategy in addition to driving marketing strategy for all Owens & Minor product, technology, and solution offerings.

Carrie joined Owens & Minor in September 2026, bringing almost 20 years of leadership in healthcare marketing, product management, and brand development. Most recently, she served as the vice president (VP) of Americas marketing at Cordis where she was instrumental in developing and launching large-scale marketing initiatives that resulted in sustained growth. As a healthcare marketing leader in the medical device industry at companies such as Smith & Nephew, ConMed and AcuityMD, Carrie brings a wealth of expertise in portfolio commercialization and a proven ability to build the teams and processes that help differentiate brands and enable profitable growth.

Carrie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.