Thomas R. Hodgson

Former President and Chief Operating Officer, Abbott Laboratories

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HodgsonThomas R. Hodgson has served as Chairman of the Board since March 2012 and as a director since February 2002. From September 1990 to January 1999, Mr. Hodgson served as the president and chief operating officer of Abbott Laboratories. From 1983 to 1990, Mr. Hodgson served as the president of Abbott International and from 1978 to 1983, Mr. Hodgson served as the president of the Hospital Products Division of Abbott Laboratories. Mr. Hodgson is a director of The St. Paul Travelers Inc. and Intermune, Inc. Mr. Hodgson holds a B.S. from Purdue University, an M.S. from the University of Michigan, an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and an honorary doctorate degree in engineering awarded by Purdue University.

 

 

 

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