What Happened?
Baxter International (www.baxter.com ) promoted David Scharf to General Counsel.
About the Company
Baxter provides a broad portfolio of essential renal and hospital products, including home, acute and in-center dialysis; sterile IV solutions; infusion systems and devices; parenteral nutrition; biosurgery products and anesthetics; and pharmacy automation, software and services. The company’s global footprint and the critical nature of its products and services play a key role in expanding access to healthcare in emerging and developed countries. Baxter’s employees worldwide are building upon the company’s rich heritage of medical breakthroughs to advance the next generation of healthcare innovations that enable patient care.
About the Person
David P. Scharf is corporate vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Baxter. Scharf joined Baxter in 2005 and was appointed to his current role in 2009. Previously, Scharf held positions of increasing responsibility at Guidant Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. and was an associate with Baker & Daniels. Scharf serves as vice chairman of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago and trustee of the John G. Shedd Aquarium. Scharf also serves as executive sponsor of Baxter's African American Leadership Council business resource group for employees, which provides a forum to enhance engagement, build on recruitment and retention efforts, and increase the impact of business, charitable, and volunteer initiatives in the African-American community. Scharf received his law degree from the University of Chicago, where he was a member of the law review, and his bachelor's degree in finance from Indiana University. Prior to law school, Scharf worked in foreign exchange derivatives for a predecessor of UBS.
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