About
Robert B. Ford has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Abbott since December 2021, having been President and Chief Executive Officer from 2020 to 2021 and President and Chief Operating Officer from 2018 to 2020.
He joined Abbott in 1996 and held various leadership roles across Abbott's Diagnostics, Nutrition, and Diabetes Care businesses in the U.S. and Latin America. He was elected a corporate officer in 2008 and joined the Board in 2019.
Roles
Abbott Laboratories
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer; Director · Current role
2019–present
Abbott Laboratories
President and Chief Executive Officer
2020 to 2021
Abbott Laboratories
President and Chief Operating Officer
2018 to 2020
Abbott Laboratories
Executive Vice President, Medical Devices
2015 to 2018
Abbott Laboratories
Senior Vice President, Diabetes Care
2014 to 2015
Fixed Compensation
FY 2025
All other compensation
$959,798
Total compensation
$24,198,660
Performance Compensation
Data from FY 2025
Cash incentive
Annual cash incentive
$1,968,750
Stock awards
Also at Abbott Laboratories