John H. Hammergren , who took over as chief executive in 1999 after McKesson 's top officers were ousted , said yesterday in a telephone interview that the company had held back on spending in anticipation of the settlement .
John H. Hammergren /business/person/company McKesson
NNP NNP NNP , WP VBD RP IN JJ NN IN CD IN NNP POS JJ NNS VBD VBN , VBD NN IN DT NN NN IN DT NN VBD VBN RB IN NN IN NN IN DT NN .
John H. Hammergren
PERSON
McKesson
ORGANIZATION
/business/person/company