Wedgewood will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, November 28th. We will reopen on Friday, November 29th.
Marcy A. Bliss, retired chief executive officer of private-equity-owned Wedgewood, is responsible for overall company performance. She is a member of the board of directors and works with the owners, board, and management team to set and to ensure the delivery of patient care, prescriber service, corporate vision, mission, strategy, structure, and long-term goals. The company’s brand is recognized by 99% of veterinarians in the United States.
Under her leadership, in July 2018 the company acquired a significant competitor, Diamondback Drugs, in Scottsdale, Arizona, adding a second compounding pharmacy location and 180 employees. In 2020, the company acquired Wildlife Pharmaceuticals and its ZooPharm subsidiary; and opened a 503B Outsourcing Facility, Wedgewood Connect, in San Jose, California.
Most recently she was executive vice president of business operations and Marketing for Wedgewood, having begun her career with the company in early 1999 as employee number eight. Over the years, she assumed positions of increasing responsibility, many with a significant emphasis on marketing, product development, and pharmacy growth.
Prior to joining Wedgewood, she was chief marketing officer for the accounting and consulting firm, The Siegfried Group. Previously, she was a member of the staff of American Red Cross's (ARC) national office in Washington, DC, for planning, evaluation, and chapter operations and later served as communication manager for the Wilmington chapter of the ARC.
In addition to her role on the board of Wedgewood since 2016, she serves on the board of the New Jersey Business and Industry Association; is a member of the board of trustees of The Appel Farm Arts & Music Center (chair 2018-2020), where she is committed to supporting its mission of transforming lives through the arts; and is a member of the board of Together Women's Health, a network of integrated women’s healthcare providers based in Detroit. Previously, she served on the board of directors of the Tobin Foundation for the Visually Impaired.
She holds a BS degree in Business/Marketing and Management Studies from the University of Maryland. A life-long learner, she has continued her education at Wharton Executive Education, University of Pennsylvania, Aresty Institute of Executive Education; the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University (Stanford, CA); and as an Executive Mastery client of Gap International.