Baxter Appoints Smith+Nephew CFO John Rogers as Chief Financial Officer

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    "title": "Baxter Appoints Smith+Nephew CFO John Rogers as Chief Financial Officer - citybiz",
    "contact": "John Rogers",
    "excerpt": "Baxter International Inc . (NYSE: BAX) has appointed John Rogers executive vice president and chief financial officer, bringing the Smith+Nephew finance chief to the medtech company as Baxter works to stabilize operations, strengthen its balance sheet and improve financial performance. Rogers will join Baxter effective Oct. 1, 2026, and report to President and CEO Andrew Hider . His appointment adds an executive with experience leading finance organizations and large-scale corporate transformations across medical technology, advertising and retail. “John is a proven global finance executive with extensive operational expertise and a successful track record leading complex transformation initiatives,” Hider said. “He is an ideal fit for Baxter as we continue to stabilize the business, strengthen our balance sheet and drive a culture of continuous improvement.” Rogers has served as CFO of Smith+Nephew plc since 2024 after joining the medical technology company as CFO-designate in 2023. His move to Baxter keeps him within the medtech sector while putting him in a finance leadership position at a company with approximately 37,500 employees and a portfolio spanning medical devices, connected healthcare products and injectable technologies. Before Smith+Nephew, Rogers was CFO of WPP plc, where he led the creative services company’s global transformation program. That experience adds...",
    "summary": "Baxter International Inc. has appointed John Rogers as its new executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective October 1, 2026.",
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    "image_url": "https://www.citybiz.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/John-Rogers.jpg",
    "job_title": "executive vice president and chief financial officer",
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    "published_at": "2026-08-19T14:00:22Z",
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    "article_sentence": "Baxter International Inc . (NYSE: BAX) has appointed John Rogers executive vice president and chief financial officer, bringing the Smith+Nephew finance chief to the medtech company as Baxter works to stabilize operations, strengthen its balance sheet and improve financial performance."
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