Becker's Healthcare February 3, 2025
Baxter International’s CEO, president and chair, José “Joe” Almeida, abruptly retired from the medtech company Feb. 3 after nine years at the helm.
Mr. Almeida assumed the roles in January 2016 following more than three decades in the healthcare industry, according to a Baxter news release. Brent Shafer, the company’s former lead independent director, was appointed Baxter’s chair and interim CEO.
The company announced Mr. Almeida’s retirement less than a week after the company fully restored operations at its manufacturing plant in Marion, N.C. In late September, the facility — which was...
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