Cardinal Health and its board of directors announced that Aaron Alt will become the company's new chief financial officer. Alt will succeed interim CFO, Trish English and will report to CEO, Jason Hollar, as a member of the company's Executive Committee effective Feb. 10.

In his capacity as CFO, Alt will lead financial activities across the enterprise, including Financial Strategy, Capital Deployment, Treasury, Tax, Investor Relations, Accounting, and Reporting. Additionally, he will lead the Corporate Development team. Alt most recently served as EVP and CFO for Sysco Corporation, the leading global foodservice distribution company.

In this role, he drove significant improvements to the balance sheet and underlying profitability of Sysco. Prior to Sysco, Alt was SVP and CFO for Sally Beauty Holdings, an international specialty retailer and wholesale distributor of professional beauty supplies. He has also held senior executive roles in Finance, Operations and Grocery Transformation at Target Corporation.

Prior to joining Target, he held senior-level Finance and Operations positions with Sara Lee Corporation. Aaron holds an M.B.A. from the J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. in History and Political Science from Northwestern University.