Our Executive Leadership

M. Todd Abner began his career at Ernst & Young, becoming a Senior Auditor, before joining Hospital Corporation of America (HCA). At HCA, he co-founded HealthTrust Purchasing Group and served as its Chief Financial Officer, contributing to its growth as the third largest group purchasing organization in the country, with a purchasing volume exceeding $30 billion.

During his tenure, Abner and his partner Ward Brown established empactHealth.com, a prominent provider of e-procurement solutions for the healthcare industry, which now operates as Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX). As VP of Business Development, Abner engaged top suppliers and addressed critical inventory challenges in the hospital sector.

Abner and Brown founded Horizon Resource Group. As Founder, President & CEO, Abner has transformed that company into the largest and most experienced group purchasing organization for both public and private sector procurement. Today, it is known as OMNIA Partners.

Abner is actively involved in philanthropy, having served as the inaugural Chairman of the Board for the National Coalition of Public Procurement (NCPP). He currently serves as Board President for Gabe's My Heart "Chemo Duck" and volunteers with Pilots N Paws, using his piloting skills to transport animals from kill shelters to safe forever homes.

As CFO, Kent Capps oversees all finance, accounting, treasury, budgeting, M&A, and tax functions for OMNIA Partners and its subsidiaries.

Before joining OMNIA Partners, Capps held the position of Vice President at Provista, a leading GPO focused on nonacute care, where he led corporate finance, accounting, and M&A initiatives. He played a pivotal role in executing Provista's growth strategy and managed relationships with lenders, investment banks, and private equity firms.

Capps brings over two decades of experience in finance, M&A, corporate development, and investment banking. He was part of Dell's Corporate Development team and Perot System's M&A team before its acquisition by Dell. Earlier in his career, he worked in a Dallas-based merchant banking firm and provided M&A consulting services in the healthcare services sector at KPMG. Capps began his career in the healthcare coverage group at Salomon Smith Barney (now Citigroup) in New York.

Kevin Howard is the general counsel for OMNIA Partners, responsible for all legal functions for OMNIA Partners and its subsidiaries.

Prior to OMNIA Partners, Howard served as a vice president, acquisitions and development counsel for over seven years at Community Health Systems (CHS), providing legal counsel in connection with mergers and acquisitions (M&A), real estate and other corporate transactions. In this role, he was part of a team that executed the largest public company healthcare merger to date and a subsequent public company spin-off transaction. Furthermore, he assisted with all legal aspects of hospital acquisition and disposition transactions and real estate transactions.

Prior to CHS, Howard practiced law at Bass, Berry & Sims PLC, working in both the corporate and securities and commercial practice groups.

John Lander holds the position of Executive Vice President of Sales at OMNIA Partners. In this role, he leads the sales and business development organizations fueling strategic growth across all OMNIA Partners' subsidiaries.

Before joining OMNIA Partners, John amassed an impressive 20-year career at Office Depot. He most recently served as the Senior Vice President of North American Field Sales, leading a sales team of 4,500+ in the US and Canada. Throughout his tenure, he demonstrated exceptional abilities in various areas, including building a strong sales culture, optimizing sales deployment strategies, improving sales productivity, executing, and integrating mergers and acquisitions, and developing and managing P&Ls.

John’s expertise extends to cultivating long-term alliances with key decision-makers at Fortune 500 companies. His efforts have helped executive leaders capitalize on the network effect, yielding significant returns across international markets.

With his extensive experience and accomplishments in sales and executive leadership, John Lander brings valuable insights and expertise to OMNIA Partners. His leadership, vision and strategic approach drive the organization's continued growth and success in the marketplace.

Denise Woodside serves as the Executive Vice President of Operations & Digital Strategy, directing the company's data-driven transformation. In this role, she orchestrates business intelligence initiatives, oversees critical data infrastructure, and champions digital innovation to propel strategic operational advancements and accelerate enterprise growth.

Woodside brings over 25 years of operational excellence, with a distinguished career spanning critical leadership roles in the office products and industrial supply sectors. Previous roles include Vice President of Field Sales at MSC Industrial Supply Co., and North American Vice President of Sales Operations, Pricing and Strategy for Office Depot and Office Max Business Services.

Woodside's extensive background in B2B sales and operations partnered with her experience in digital transformation, technology, and product development has been instrumental in shaping OMNIA Partners' digital strategy.

Under her leadership, OMNIA Partners has launched innovative platforms such as OMNIA Partners Connect and OMNIA Partners OPUS, a revolutionary procurement technology that streamlines the purchasing process and provides our membership real-time access to millions of products and services from hundreds of industry leading suppliers.

Allan McCombs is the Executive Vice President, Partner Development at OMNIA Partners, leading a team dedicated to developing and strengthening relationships with key executives from industry-leading supplier partners.

Throughout his tenure with OMNIA Partners, McCombs has consistently demonstrated his insight, expertise, and dedication to the organization. His contributions have played a vital role in the success and growth of OMNIA Partners.

Before assuming his current position, McCombs served as the Senior Vice President of Sales for OMNIA Partners, Public Sector. In this role, he was responsible for driving the overall growth of OMNIA Partners, Public Sector and led the Public Sector Account Management team.

McCombs brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to OMNIA Partners, having previously spent 17 years in the financial services industry, holding various executive-level roles in commercial and private banking.

Overall, Allan McCombs is an asset to OMNIA Partners, bringing strategic vision and strong leadership to drive successful partnerships and organizational development.

Andrea (Annie) Morton serves as the Executive Vice President of Operations & Sales Support, overseeing sales and enterprise operations support functions, which encompasses analytics, member services, sales enablement, and project management.

Throughout her 19-year tenure with OMNIA Partners, Morton has held key leadership roles in contracting, partner development, and sales operations. Notably, over the last several years, she has played a pivotal role in leading OMNIA Partner's M&A integration efforts and establishing a strategic project management team.

Prior to joining OMNIA Partners, Morton began her career in roles related to supply chain and procurement at Lockheed Martin, Rockwell Automation, and Applied Industrial Technologies.

With over 25 years of operations, procurement, and group purchasing experience, Morton has a passion for driving continuous improvement that fosters cross functional collaboration to successfully attain both strategic and operational objectives.

Josh Raymond is the Executive Vice President of Marketing at OMNIA Partners, where he leads the teams responsible for demand generation, advertising, partner marketing, branding, and external communications.

Josh joined OMNIA Partners in 2023, bringing over 20 years of experience in growth strategy, product management, and marketing leadership at public multi-billion-dollar companies and high-growth, private equity-backed firms.

His prior roles include serving as the senior marketing executive at Ministry Brands, a private equity-backed holding company of more than 20 SaaS brands supporting non-profits. He also held the position of Vice President of Marketing and Sales Development at Corpay, a global S&P 500 FinTech company.

Josh specializes in developing aligned growth strategies and building revenue-focused marketing organizations that drive maximum growth and ROI. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee and an MBA from The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.

Ashish Agarwal serves as the Executive Vice President of Technology, overseeing software development, marketing technology, data, business intelligence, and IT infrastructure. His leadership extends to driving transformative outcomes by shaping the company’s technology strategy that unlocks new value through AI, advanced analytics, and digital innovation.

Ashish is a seasoned executive with over 25 years of experience leading complex digital and data transformations advancing technology capabilities across a wide range of businesses. He has held senior leadership roles at both Fortune 500 companies, such as Ally Financial, and well-known fintech brands like LendingTree.

A strategic leader with extensive experience in B2B and B2C digital commerce, Ashish has a unique ability to bridge technology with business objectives. He excels at delivering scalable, high impact business outcomes by leveraging expertise in product development, digital innovation, data analytics and AI.

Ashish holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from Kent State University, a Master of Business Administration from Georgia State University, and certificates in Data Science/Machine Learning from University of California, Berkeley and Harvard University.