George S Attar

George Attar is the former Vice President, Chief Technology and Information Officer at McKesson Canada. During his nearly 10 years in the role, Mr. Attar was responsible for several technology businesses which deliver healthcare technology solutions such as retail pharmacy and hospital pharmacy medication packaging and counting solutions, pharmacy software and technology solutions and services, and claims switching and adjudication solutions in Canada. Over the years, Mr. Attar has had responsibility for IT as CIO, as well as SVP Strategy/Business Development and Government Affairs.

Prior to joining McKesson Canada in 2003, Mr. Attar served as a partner with Accenture where his 21-year career with the firm gave him extensive experience planning, designing, implementing and operating technologies solutions in a variety of industries. Mr. Attar earned his Bachelor of Commerce, with honours from McGill University. He is also an industry advisor for the GS1 Canada Board of Governors, the global standards organization.