Marcus Osborne

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Marcus Osborne has been named vice president of health and wellness transformation at Walmart.

Osborne, who had served as vice president of health and wellness payer relations, will report to George Riedl, the company’s senior vice president of health and wellness.

In his new position, Osborne will be focused on driving the strategic vision, business development and key initiatives for the transformation of the health and wellness business.

Osborne played a crucial role in the implementation last year of Walmart’s Healthcare Begins Here initiative. The in-store program was developed to educate customers at Walmart pharmacies about their health insurance options and the benefits and costs of individual plans.