Jose E. Almeida

Mr. Jose E Almeida serves as Director of the Company. He serves as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Baxter International Inc., a position he has held since 2016. Before joining Baxter, Almeida served as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Covidien plc from 2012 to 2015. Almeida also served in leadership roles at Tyco Healthcare (Covidiens predecessor), Wilson Greatbatch Technologies Inc., American Home Products Acufex Microsurgical division, and Johnson & Johnsons Professional Products division. He began his career as a management consultant at Andersen Consulting (Accenture). Almeida previously served on the boards of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., Analog Devices, Inc., EMC Corporation, State Street Corporation and Covidien plc. He currently serves on the Northwestern University Board of Trustees.