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Abbott CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Robert B. Ford is the Abbott's CEO. Abbott has 109,000 employees, of which 80 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The Abbott executive team is 35% female and 65% male.
  • 61% of the management team is White.
  • 13% of Abbott management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 10% of the management team is Black or African American.
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Robert B. Ford

CEO

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Robert B. Ford is an American businessman and the thirteenth chief executive officer at Abbott Laboratories, a publicly-traded medical devices and health care company based in Abbott Park, Illinois. He received a bachelor's degree from Boston College and an MBA in business administration from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business.

Dr. Wallace Abbott

Founder

Daniel Gesua Sive Salvadori

Executive Vice President

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Hubert L. Allen

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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Miles D. White

CEO

Miles D. White's LinkedIn

Miles D. White (born 1955) is an American businessman. He currently serves as executive chairman of Abbott Laboratories.

Robert E. Funck Jr

Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

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Brian Bernard Yoor

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

John M. Capek Ph.d

Executive Vice President

Lisa D. Earnhardt

Executive Vice President

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Andrea F. Wainer

Executive Vice President

Andrea F. Wainer's LinkedIn

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Dr. Wallace Abbott

Founder

Abbott board members

Name & TitleBio
Robert B. Ford

CEO

Robert B. Ford's LinkedIn

Robert B. Ford is an American businessman and the thirteenth chief executive officer at Abbott Laboratories, a publicly-traded medical devices and health care company based in Abbott Park, Illinois. He received a bachelor's degree from Boston College and an MBA in business administration from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business.

Miles D. White

CEO

Miles D. White's LinkedIn

Miles D. White (born 1955) is an American businessman. He currently serves as executive chairman of Abbott Laboratories.

Daniel J. Starks

Board Member

John G. Stratton

Board Member

Nancy McKinstry

Board Member

Robert J. Alpern

Board Member

Sally E. Blount

Board Member

William A. Osborn

Board Member

Glenn Fletcher Tilton

Board Member

Michael F. Roman

Board Member

Abbott leadership demographics

Abbott gender distribution in management team

  • The Abbott executive team is 35% female and 65% male.
  • Abbott is 47% female and 53% male company-wide.
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Male
65%
Company-wide: 53%
Female
Female
35%
Company-wide: 47%

Abbott executives by race

Management Team:
  • The most common ethnicity among Abbott executive officers is White.
  • 61% of the management team is White.
  • 13% of Abbott's management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 10% of the management team is Black or African American.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 56% of employees are White.
  • 18% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 12% of employees are Asian.
  • Management team
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What employees say about the executives at Abbott

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3.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2023
Pros of working at Abbott

I worked with a lot of talented, passionate people. I liked the flexible work schedule of working 3 days in office, 2 days at home. I enjoyed being a part of a larger team.

Cons of working at Abbott

Management struggles with miscommunication and leadership, lacks accountability and ultimately does not invest in their team members.

Abbott benefits

As a contractor, salary was good.

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2020
Pros of working at Abbott

I loved the people and the atmosphere of the customer being our number one priority

Cons of working at Abbott

I did not get the pay that I wanted nor the acknowledgment of my achievements in the company

Abbott benefits

The people. I had a great team behind me.

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2019
Pros of working at Abbott

Great community and opportunity for advancement

Cons of working at Abbott

10 hour average expected if you are part of a team with responsibility. Aka your team is important

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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2019
Pros of working at Abbott

The opportunity for potential growth

Cons of working at Abbott

The lack of training or direction from management (San Diego)

Abbott benefits

The cafeteria has really good food and pricing

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