Baxter CEO steps down
Executive Summary
Baxter CEO Harry Kraemer plans to leave the company as soon as a successor is found. Baxter has been dogged by problems related to its plasma business and the adoption rate of the anti-hemophilic factor VIIIAdvate. Former Johnson & Johnson President James Lenehan is the most widely speculated candidate; other potential contenders are Integra LifeSciences CEO Stuart Essig and Garrett Capital Advisors Managing Partner Jim Connelly. Baxter has hired Heidrick & Struggles to head up the search...