Executive officer

Heather Knight

Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer & Interim Group President, Medical Products & Therapies·Baxter International Inc.

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Since 2025
Age 53
Tenure 1 yr

Also at Baxter International Inc.

AH Andrew P. Hider President & CEO BS Brent Shafer Non-Executive Chair of the Board WI William A. Ampofo II Director JC Jeffrey A. Craig Director MM Michael R. McDonnell Director PM Patricia B. Morrison Director

Roles

Organization Role Dates Details
Baxter International Inc. Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer & Interim Group President, Medical Products & Therapies 2025–present Current role
Baxter International Inc. President, Medical Products and Therapies segment 2023 to 2025 Earlier president of the Americas region and of the Acute Therapies, Clinical Nutrition, and Medication Delivery business units (2021-2023); joined Baxter in 2019 as general manager, U.S. Hospital Products.
Medtronic plc Vice President and General Manager, Surgical Innovations Part of a 30-year healthcare career with roles also at Covidien plc, Tyco International plc and Kendall Healthcare Products Company.
Medtronic VP & General Manager, Surgical Innovations
Covidien / Tyco Healthcare / Kendall Various general management and commercial leadership roles

External roles

Organization Role Dates
Waters Corporation Director present

Related

Source: Baxter International Inc. SEC filings and official company website

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