August 22, 2023- Baxter International Inc., a global medtech leader, announced it has appointed Stephen (Steve) H. Rusckowski, former chairman, president and chief executive officer of Quest Diagnostics, Inc., to its board of directors. Effective August 22, Mr. Rusckowski serves on Baxter’s Compensation and Human Capital, and Quality, Compliance and Technology Committees. In addition, the company has announced that Michael (Mike) Mahoney will be resigning from the board effective Sept. 13, 2023, following nearly eight years of service.
Mr. Rusckowski most recently served as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Quest Diagnostics, Inc. Prior to joining Quest Diagnostics, he was CEO of Philips Healthcare, and earlier in his career held roles of increasing responsibility at Hewlett-Packard Company and Procter & Gamble Company. Mr. Rusckowski currently serves as a director of Tenet Healthcare Corporation and Qiagen Inc. and previously served as a member of the boards of directors of Xerox Holdings Corporation, Covidien plc and MedQuist, Inc. He earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a Master of Management Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management.