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John H. Weiland 51 joined C. R. Bard Inc. on March 1 1996. His experience spans over 25 years in the healthcare industry with firms such as Dentsply International Pharmacia and Baxter Healthcare Corporation.
John was named President and Chief Operating Officer of C. R. Bard on August 8 2003 having worldwide responsibility for all of Bard's business operations. Prior to becoming President and COO John held the position of Group President of Bard. In this capacity John had global responsibility for Bard Medical Division Bard Urological Division Davol Inc. Bard Endoscopic Technologies Division and Bard's Worldwide Manufacturing Operations. In addition John also had responsibility for Bard's businesses in Latin America Mexico Canada the Far East and Japan.
In 1991 he was named Senior Vice President North America Group for Dentsply International in York Pennsylvania. This position included general management responsibility for the eleven operating divisions of Dentsply International the world's leading dental products manufacturer.
John graduated from DeSales University with a B.S. degree and earned an M.B.A. degree from New York University. John started his career at Baxter/American Hospital Supply Corporation in 1977 as a sales representative. He rose through numerous managerial positions to become Vice President and General Manager of the Scientific Products Biomedical Division an 850 million dollar diagnostic division of Baxter. In 1989 he became President and Chief Executive Officer of Pharmacia Diagnostics a division of Pharmacia AB Upsala Sweden. In this capacity he had general management responsibility for Pharmacia's three diagnostic businesses.
In addition to his professional activities John is actively involved in civic affairs. In 1987 John was named a White House Fellow and served as a Special Assistant to President Reagan's Cabinet. He is presently a member of the Board of Directors of the National Committee for Quality Health Care (NCQHC) and he is a member of the Board of Directors of Meridian Health System. He also served as a member of the Board of Trustees of DeSales University for nineteen years. | 