
Samad earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon and an MBA from McMaster University in Canada.Įach year, Quest’s diagnostic insights serve 1 in 3 adult Americans and half the physicians and hospitals in the United States, according to the company. CLEAR and Quest Diagnostics (USA) Collaborate to Integrate COVID-19 Test Results with 'Health Pass' for Safer Environments IT Shades Engage & Enable. “I am excited to join the Quest Diagnostics team and look forward to leveraging my financial and operational experience to help Quest grow and thrive in a post-pandemic world,” Samad added. Quest Diagnostics empowers people to take action to improve health outcomes. Steve Rusckowski, chairman, CEO and president, echoed Davis’ sentiments and called Samad “an exceptional talent.” Rusckowski himself will transition his CEO and president roles to Davis on Nov. Jim Davis, Quest Diagnostics CEO-elect, said in a statement that he looks forward to working with Samad, adding that he “is an excellent addition to the Quest senior leadership team, bringing extensive financial, operations and industry experience through his role as CFO of Illumina and time in senior positions at other major healthcare companies.”

Samad also spent 13 years at Eli Lilly and Co. Previously, he served in several leadership roles at Cardinal Health, including senior vice president and corporate treasurer, where he also had operational and financial responsibility for that company’s China business, and senior vice president and CFO for Cardinal’s $85 billion pharmaceutical segment. Quest Diagnostics Medical Labs Website (213) 765-0457 1414 S Grand Ave Ste 180 Los Angeles, CA 90015 5. Quest Diagnostics Medical Labs Website (213) 200-8501 1632 E Cesar E Chavez Ave Los Angeles, CA 90033 CLOSED NOW 4. Samad joins Quest from San Diego-based Illumina Inc., where he has served as chief financial officer since 2017. 1127 Wilshire Blvd Ste 203 Los Angeles, CA 90017 CLOSED NOW 3. Guinan will stay on until the second-quarter financial reporting is complete. Samad succeeds Mark Guinan, who announced in February he would retire after more than eight years in the position. Quest Diagnostics named Sam Samad executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective July 11, the Secaucus-based company announced June 9.
