Medical devices
10 Baxter IT leaders
These ten current and former Baxter IT leaders, including a former Baxter chief information officer, have held vice president, senior director and director roles in Baxter's IT organization. A reader can learn how IT leaders lead technology organizations in medical device businesses.
Professionals to explore
01—10Chris Ho
LinkedInExperience: Sr. IT Director, Asia Pacific · Baxter International Inc.
Former Sr. IT Director, Asia Pacific at Baxter International Inc. (2016–2021), based in Sydney. Other Baxter roles on the profile are Regional IT Director, Commercial Effectiveness, Asia Pacific (2015–2016), Director, Global IT - Integrated Delivery Centre (2014–2015) and Regional IT Director, ERP BI, Asia Pacific (2009–2013).
Christopher Fredrick
LinkedInExperience: Director of IT and Deputy CISO · Baxter International Inc.
Director of IT and Deputy CISO at Baxter International Inc. since October 2023, a Director-level role in the Engineering and Technical department. The profile also lists Director, Information Security Deputy CISO at CDW (2021–2023), Interim Chief Information Security Officer at CDW (2022) and Director of Cyber Security Operations at Anthem, Inc. (2017–2021).
Devra Budzik
LinkedInExperience: Sr Director, IT · Baxter International Inc.
Sr Director, IT at Baxter International Inc. since March 2019, a role the profile describes as operations and supply chain information strategist and Operations 4.0 IT lead. Budzik has also been Director of Enterprise BI at Baxter since 2009, and the profile lists Director of Quality Systems (IT) (2004–2009) and Director, IT, Transfusion Therapies Division (2002–2004) at Baxter.
James Pacella
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Global IT - IT Strategy, Architecture, & Enterprise Data & Analytics · Baxter International Inc.
Former Vice President Global IT - IT Strategy, Architecture, & Enterprise Data & Analytics at Baxter International Inc. (2018–2021), a Deerfield-based role the profile describes as global IT leader and CIO Chief of Staff. Pacella was Senior Director Global IT - Head of IT Strategy at Baxter (2016–2018) and has been Vice President Enterprise Architecture at Solventum since 2024.
Karen Dunham, CPA
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global IT · Baxter International Inc.
Director, Global IT at Baxter International Inc. since November 2019; the profile describes setting the strategic direction for IT solutions for Baxter's global quality organization and managing the modernization and roll-out of core systems across the portfolio. Other Baxter roles listed are Manager II, IT - Global IT (2014–2019) and Sr. Project Manager - Global IT (2002–2009).
Kevin Winn
LinkedInExperience: Director of IT Cybersecurity Manufacturing · Baxter International Inc.
Director of IT Cybersecurity Manufacturing at Baxter International Inc. since January 2025, a Director-level role in the Engineering and Technical department. Winn was Director of IT Global Network Services at Baxter International Inc. (2022–2025), and the profile also lists Director Information Technology at Hillrom (2017–2022) and Senior IT Manager at Welchallyn (2007–2017).
Kurt Theriault
LinkedInExperience: VP of Infrastructure & Operations · Baxter International Inc.
VP of Infrastructure & Operations at Baxter International Inc. since May 2025; the profile describes leading the global strategy, execution and modernization of the company's core technology infrastructure. The profile also lists Sr Director IT Infrastructure and Operations (2023–2025) and Director Data Center Services and Engineering & Architecture (2017–2023) at ADM.
Naveed Rahimullah
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director - Cloud Architects and Infrastructure & operations · Baxter International Inc.
Senior Director - Cloud Architects and Infrastructure & operations at Baxter International Inc. since October 2023; the profile describes reporting to the VP ISC and I&O and providing oversight of the company's global IT infrastructure and operating platforms. The profile also lists Global Director of IT at Baxter Healthcare Corporation (2021–2023) and Sr.Manager at Baxter (2006–2021).
Paul Martin
LinkedInExperience: Corporate Vice President and Chief Information Officer · Baxter International
Former Corporate Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Baxter International, a role the profile dates from January 2011 to October 2020. The profile gives the tenure in that corporate vice president and chief information officer role as nine years and nine months.
Robert Roe
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Information Technology · Baxter International Inc.
Vice President Information Technology at Baxter International Inc. since May 2025, a Deerfield, Illinois role at the President/Vice President level. The profile also lists Vice President, Information Technology, Enterprise (2021–2025) and CIO, North America (2017–2020) at Johnson Controls, and Vice President, Information Technology, North America at Tyco (2014–2016).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a regulated medical device company balance central IT control with the needs of its business units?
- 02What does it take to modernize core infrastructure and move to the cloud in a regulated manufacturing business?
- 03How should IT support quality, manufacturing and supply chain systems that must meet regulatory requirements?
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