Drug Distributor Cencora Sees Legal Chief’s Pay Soar 90% (1)

Cencora Inc., a pharmaceutical distribution giant formerly known as AmerisourceBergen, saw its chief legal officer Elizabeth Campbell’s total compensation rise roughly 90% in 2024.

The disclosure, made in a proxy filing Thursday, shows that Campbell’s pay package rose to almost $7.7 million, up from roughly $4 million the year prior. Cencora elevated Campbell to its top legal role in late 2021 after the company and two others—Johnson & Johnson and McKesson Corp.—agreed to a $26 billion settlement to resolve thousands of opioid-related lawsuits.

Campbell received more than $5.7 million in stock awards and almost $1.9 million in ...