TrueScripts Introduces Executive Leadership Team to Support Next Phase of Growth

November 11, 2026

TrueScripts Introduces Executive Leadership Team to Support Next Phase of Growth

Carmen Backman, Patti Carr Weber, and Bryan Blubaum bring extensive operations, pharmacy benefit, client service, and technology leadership experience.


WASHINGTON, Indiana, November 11, 2026 — TrueScripts, a pharmacist-founded, team member-owned pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), today introduced the executive leadership team supporting President and Chief Executive Officer Byron Mickle, who assumed the role on October 1. The team brings experience across pharmacy benefit operations, clinical and client services, and enterprise technology to support the company's next phase of growth.


The leadership team includes Carmen Backman, Chief Operating Officer; Patti Carr Weber, RPh, Vice President of Client Services; and Bryan Blubaum, Chief Information Officer. All three joined or assumed their current roles ahead of Mickle's appointment as part of a leadership transition the company began planning in early 2026.


"TrueScripts has built an incredible foundation through the dedication of the people who have helped shape this organization," said Byron Mickle, President and CEO of TrueScripts. "As we look toward our next chapter, I'm excited about the depth of experience, fresh perspectives, and proven leadership this team brings together. We have an opportunity to build on what makes TrueScripts special while expanding our capabilities, strengthening our partnerships, and helping more organizations and their members realize the benefits of a better pharmacy benefit experience."


Carmen Backman, Chief Operating Officer

Backman is an operations executive with accountability across critical healthcare and technology functions, including implementation, member care, claims adjudication, prior authorization, cost containment program administration, and technical operations. With a broad operational portfolio, Backman provides leadership across the capabilities that support effective service delivery and organizational execution.


She spent 14 years at Navitus Health Solutions, a national pass-through PBM, most recently as Vice President of Government Programs, where she led operational compliance, program development, and technical operations across Medicare Part D, Medicaid, and the Marketplace. Her earlier career spans operations, information technology, account management, and implementation services for health plans, integrated delivery systems, and benefits consulting organizations.


Backman joined TrueScripts in June 2026. She holds a B.A. in accounting and business administration from Mount Marty University.


Bryan Blubaum, Chief Information Officer

Blubaum leads the company's unified technology organization, spanning application development, data engineering, business analysis, and enterprise data strategy.


He spent six years at Keller Schroeder, where he was a founding leader of the firm's Data Strategy Group and later served as its Director, and went on to serve as a principal consultant at AHEAD. Earlier he owned a technology consultancy and led enterprise data governance planning at CenterPoint Energy. His work spans data architecture, governance, and analytics across healthcare, energy, manufacturing, transportation, and financial services.


Blubaum joined TrueScripts in March 2026 and was named Chief Information Officer in June.


Patti Carr Weber, RPh, Vice President of Client Services

Weber leads the client-facing service teams along with clinical consulting and formulary management.


A pharmacist, Weber has spent more than 30 years as an executive in pharmacy benefit management and specialty pharmacy. She most recently served as Vice President of Client Services at CerpassRx, and previously held senior roles at Omnicell Specialty Pharmacy Services, Prime Therapeutics, and CVS Caremark, where she spent 15 years in client operations and clinical services leadership.


Weber joined TrueScripts in June 2026. She began her career with Eckerd Pharmacy and holds a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Louisiana Monroe.

 

Since its founding in 2014, TrueScripts has challenged traditional pharmacy benefit management through its commitment to transparency, personalized service, and innovative cost containment solutions. The company became team member-owned in 2023, further reinforcing its commitment to long-term relationships and shared success.


With the addition of experienced leaders across operations, client services, and technology, TrueScripts is strengthening its ability to support a growing and increasingly complex client base while preserving the personalized service, flexibility, and transparency that define its approach to pharmacy benefit management.


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ABOUT TRUESCRIPTS

TrueScripts is a pharmacist-founded, team member owned, fully transparent and pass-through pharmacy benefit manager. Our mission is to build lasting relationships by providing prescription benefit expertise at a personal and customized level to ensure optimum value at the lowest possible cost. We are committed to lowering prescription drug spending, achieving clinically effective outcomes, and consistently delivering Amazing Care.


MEDIA CONTACT

Brian Stout

Director, Marketing & Product Development

TrueScripts Management Services

brian.stout@truescripts.com

www.truescripts.com


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