George Paz
{{Short description|American businessperson (died 2022)}}
George Paz (1955 – October 23, 2022){{Cite web |title=George Paz, 1955-2022 |url=https://www.slu.edu/news/2022/october/trustee-george-paz-obituary.php |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=www.slu.edu |language=en}} was the chairman, and former CEO, of Express Scripts,{{Cite web |last=Niemeyer |first=Kelly Wiese |date=November 7, 2022 |title=Obituary: George Paz, former trustee, 67 |url=https://source.washu.edu/2022/11/obituary-george-paz-former-trustee-67/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=The Source |language=en-US}} a Fortune 100 company, and the largest pharmacy benefit management (PBM) organization in the US.
Career
Paz, the grandson of Mexican immigrants, earned a bachelor's degree in business administration and accounting at the University of Missouri - St. Louis{{Cite web |title=George Paz |url=https://www.umslalumni.org/s/260/alumni/index.aspx?pgid=1250&gid=1001 |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=www.umslalumni.org |language=en}} in 1982 and was a certified public accountant.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/george-paz-s-reign-ends-after-catapulting-express-scripts-to/article_a6dbbd2f-5f4c-5e88-80a8-10ed46608697.html|title=George Paz's reign ends after catapulting Express Scripts to No. 1|last=Liss|first=Samantha|date=1 May 2016|website=STLtoday.com|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-05}}
Before working at Express Scripts, Paz was a partner with Coopers & Lybrand (today known as PwC) accounting firm.{{Cite web |date=2022-10-26 |title=George Paz, former CEO of Express Scripts and civic leader, dead at 67 |url=https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/business-journal/george-paz-former-ceo-of-express-scripts-saint-louis-dies-at-67/63-7bbc0668-49ab-4a92-86a0-986c62edebd1 |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=ksdk.com |language=en-US}}
From 1993 to 1995, Paz was executive vice president and chief financial officer for Life Partners Group.{{Cite web|url=https://www.poandpo.com/who-is-promoted/prudential-financial-appoints-three-new-members-to-its-board--11-2-2016/|title=Prudential Financial appoints three new members to its board {{!}} Careers {{!}} POST Online Media|website=www.poandpo.com|access-date=2020-03-05}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2003/09/29/daily72.html|title=Paz succeeds Hill as president of Express Scripts|last=|first=|date=2 October 2003|website=www.bizjournals.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-05}} Paz joined Express Scripts in January 1998 as chief financial officer when the company had annual revenue of about $1.2 billion.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latinoleadersmagazine.com/summer-2018/2018/9/6/phenomenal-leadership-george-paz|title=Phenomenal Leadership: George Paz|website=Latino Leaders Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-05}} In April 2005, Paz was named CEO of Express Scripts and the company had revenue of $15 billion.{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/express-scr-ceo-idUSL4N11F5JD20150909|title=Express Scripts CEO George Paz to retire|date=2015-09-09|work=Reuters|access-date=2020-03-05|language=en}} In 2008, Paz joined the board of directors of Honeywell, Inc.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2008/12/15/daily8.html|title=Express Scripts CEO joins Honeywell board|last=|first=|date=15 December 2018|website=St. Louis Business Journal|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}
From July 2009 to June 2019, he served as a trustee at Washington University in St. Louis. He also served as a trustee at Saint Louis University and was former president of Civic Progress.
In 2012, Paz was appointed to a three-year term on the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. In December 2014, Paz was named chairman of the board of directors at the bank.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/george-paz-named-chairman-of-st-louis-fed-board/article_1788264c-f849-5351-abe6-6f23bd457077.html|title=George Paz named chairman of St. Louis Fed board|website=STLtoday.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-05}}
In September 2015, Express Scripts announced that Paz would retire in May 2016 and become non-executive chairman.{{cite web|title=Executive Profile* George Paz|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=317981&ticker=ESRX|website=Bloomberg|accessdate=30 July 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/express-scr-ceo/express-scripts-ceo-george-paz-to-retire-idUSL4N11F5JD20150909|title=Express Scripts CEO George Paz to retire|author=|date=9 September 2015|publisher=|accessdate=14 November 2017|via=Reuters}}{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/express-scripts-ceo-george-paz-plans-to-retire-1441833973|title=Express Scripts CEO George Paz Plans to Retire|first=Tess|last=Stynes|date=9 September 2015|publisher=|accessdate=14 November 2017|via=www.wsj.com}} He was succeeded as CEO by Tim Wentworth, who was previously president of the company.
In February 2016, Paz was appointed to the board of directors of Prudential Financial.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/morning_call/2016/02/steves-hot-dogs-coming-to-the-pageant-5-things-you.html|title=Steve's Hot Dogs coming to The Pageant - 5 things you don't need to know but might want to|last=Rizvic|first=Veneta|date=11 February 2016|website=St. Louis Business Journal|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}