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Successful Acquisitions Through Leadership and Culture
Let’s learn how great leadership and focus on culture made one of the biggest M&A deals possible. In this episode Tim Wentworth, CEO of Evernorth, shares the story of the deal between Cigna and Express Scripts, and what made it a success.
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Tim Wentworth, former CEO of Evernorth, a Cigna Corporation company (NYSE: CI)

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In 2018, one of the largest deals went down: Cigna bought Express Scripts for $67 Billion. During the transaction, they didn’t focus on strategy or any financial metric, it came down to extraordinary leadership and good culture fit.

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In this episode of the M&A Science podcast, Tim Wentworth, CEO of Evernorth, (the CEO of Express Scripts at that time of sale), will share his experiences on the deal and how leadership and culture made this transaction successful.

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What you will learn in this episode:

  • Keys to successful acquisitions
  • How to focus on culture and values
  • The role of the CEO on M&A deals
  • Why focusing on customers is crucial
  • Common mistakes that people make regarding culture

Tim Wentworth

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