October 22, 2021 – BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (Franklin Lakes, NJ) announced that Dr. Carrie L. Byington has been appointed to the company’s board of directors, bringing the total number of directors to 13.
Byington is EVP and head of University of California Health (UCH), where she leads the nation’s largest academic health system. UCH’s six academic health centers and 20 health professional schools form a more than $20 billion enterprise providing nationally ranked care, health professional training and biomedical research.
“Dr. Byington’s deep experience gained through her leadership positions at some of the nation’s largest health systems brings highly relevant and complementary integrated delivery network perspectives to BD and our board of directors,” said Tom Polen, chairman, CEO and president of BD. “Dr. Byington is joining BD at one of the most exciting times in our company’s history, as we work to advance our BD 2025 strategy and accelerate innovation in smart connected care, enable the transition to new care settings and improve chronic disease outcomes.”