IRVING, Texas — Nimesh Jhaveri has joined the Health Mart family of community pharmacies as president.

Jhaveri, who has 30 years of hands-on pharmacy experience, started in his new role on October 31.

As president, he is responsible for developing strategies supporting the goals and success of more than 5,000 Health Mart pharmacies. In his new role, Jhaveri will work hand in hand with independently owned Health Mart pharmacies and help them provide quality health care in their local ­communities.

Jhaveri says what lured him to Health Mart from the executive ranks of Walgreens was the challenge to be part of the future of pharmacy practice, noting that Chris Dimos, president of McKesson Retail Solutions, told him he would have the opportunity to positively impact pharmacy and health care for the long term. “And that’s all I needed to hear,” says Jhaveri.