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10 Baxter executives
These ten current and former Baxter executives, including the company's CEO and a former CFO, have held chief officer, group president, president and executive vice president roles at Baxter International. A reader can learn how Baxter executives lead their businesses from people who have held these roles.
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01—10Andrew Hider
LinkedInExperience: President and Chief Executive Officer · Baxter International Inc.
President and Chief Executive Officer of Baxter International Inc. since August 2025, and a member of the Baxter Board per the highlight. Former CEO of ATS Corporation (2017–2025) and CEO and President of Taylor Made (2016–2017). Also a Member Board of Directors at Tennant Company since 2022.
Cecilia Soriano
LinkedInExperience: Group President, Infusion Therapies and Technologies and Pharmaceuticals · Baxter International Inc.
Group President, Infusion Therapies and Technologies and Pharmaceuticals at Baxter since December 2025, with global P&L ownership of a ~$6B business unit with 6 divisions per the highlight. Former WW President, Infusion Therapies and Technologies at Baxter (2023–2025) and Global Vice President General Manager, Microbiology, Integrated Diagnostic Systems at BD (2020–2023).
James Borzi
LinkedInExperience: EVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer · Baxter International Inc.
EVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Baxter International Inc. since August 2020. Former VP, Chief Supply Chain Officer and GE Officer at GE HealthCare (2019–2020) and EVP, Global Operations & Chief Supply Chain Officer at BD (2013–2019), where the profile also lists Senior Vice President Worldwide Operations roles.
James Teaff
LinkedInExperience: President, Care and Connectivity Solutions · Baxter International Inc.
President, Care and Connectivity Solutions at Baxter International Inc. since June 2025. Former GM, Canada and US Patient Support Systems, Surgical Solutions, Care Comm and Digital Health (2023–2025), President & General Manager, Canada (2020–2023) and VP Business Unit Head (2017–2020) at Baxter.
Joel Grade
LinkedInExperience: Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Baxter International Inc.
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Baxter International Inc. (2023–2026). Earlier Executive Vice President - Corporate Development (2020–2023), Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2015–2020) and Senior Vice President - Finance and Chief Accounting Officer (2014–2015) at Sysco.
Julie Foster
LinkedInExperience: President of Front Line Care · Baxter International Inc.
President of Front Line Care at Baxter International Inc. since June 2025. Former Chief Operating Officer at Cerebral Therapeutics (2023–2025), and Vice President, Customer Experience, Diabetes, Global (2020–2022), Vice President, Cardiac and Vascular Group, EMEA (2016–2020) and General Manager and Vice President, Pain & Targeted Drug Delivery, Global (2011–2016) at Medtronic.
Piero Novello
LinkedInExperience: President International · Baxter International Inc.
President International at Baxter International Inc. since January 2026, and also held Senior Vice President and President, Growth & Emerging Markets (2023–2026) at Baxter. Former Vice President Europe Renal Care (2022–2023) and General Manager Mexico and Latin America (2020–2022) at Baxter.
Reaz Rasul
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President & Group President · Baxter International Inc.
Executive Vice President & Group President at Baxter since March 2023, leading Healthcare Systems & Technologies, a $3 billion, 10,000+ employee global business per the highlight. Former President, Front Line Care (2022–2023), President, Medication Delivery & Acute Therapies (2021–2022) and Business Head & General Manager, Acute Therapies & Digital Health (2017–2021) at Baxter.
Steve Wallace
LinkedInExperience: President, Advanced Surgery at Baxter · Baxter International Inc.
President, Advanced Surgery at Baxter since May 2022. Former Vice President & General Manager, Knees at Stryker (2021–2022), President, International (2019–2021) and Vice President of Marketing, Upper Extremities (2016–2018) at Wright Medical, and Vice President of Global Marketing & Medical Education at Zimmer Biomet (2015–2016).
Tobi B. Karchmer
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Medical and Scientific Officer · Baxter International Inc.
Former Chief Medical and Scientific Officer (2023–2026), Chief Medical Officer (2021–2023) and VP, Worldwide Medical (2019–2021) at Baxter International Inc. Earlier VP, Global Medical Safety at BD (2018–2019), and a Board Member at the Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) since 2025.
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