Director

Robert B. Ford

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer; Director·Abbott Laboratories

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.

Since 2019
Age 52
Tenure 7 yrs

Also at Abbott Laboratories

NM Nita Ahuja, M.D. Director RM Robert J. Alpern, M.D. Director CB Claire Babineaux-Fontenot Director SP Sally E. Blount, Ph.D. Director PG Paola Gonzalez Director MK Michelle A. Kumbier Director

Roles

Organization Role Dates Details
Abbott Laboratories Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer; Director 2019–present Current role
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

Related

Source: Abbott Laboratories proxy statement (SEC Schedule 14A)

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