Vice President, Quality Emea (Europe, Middle East, & Africa)
Responsibilities and Key Accomplishments:Direct Quality responsibility for 17 Manufacturing Facilities, 21 Distribution and Service Centers, and 5 Compounding Pharmacies in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa). Approximately 550 Quality Professionals. Budgetary responsibility >$50M.Reporting to the Corporate VP of Global Quality and EMEA President. Member of Baxter Global Quality Leadership Team, European Senior Management Team, and leadership of European Quality Leadership Team. Selected as Baxter Top Talent.Scope/Direct reports – VP EMEA Quality Shared Services, 4 Multi-plant Quality Directors, Director EMEA Quality Systems, Director EMEA Post Market Surveillance, Director EMEA Design Assurance, and EMEA Medical Director.Created high-level and subsystem strategies for Region Europe quality that has driven performance from one of the lowest performing to one of the highest performing regional quality organizations. Eliminated European Quality System inefficiencies.Completely restructured the Quality Europe to align with the business needs and created strategic quality planning process. Created Site Performance and Metrics to drive the right behaviors.Created “Reducing the Risk” programs that delivered Field Corrective Action reduction each year.