FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Nov. 9, 2020 – BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced the expanded role of Tony Ezell as president of North America and chief marketing officer, effective October 1.
Ezell joined BD as chief marketing officer in January of 2020. In his expanded role, he will lead the U.S. and Canada regions and the Global Marketing organization. Ezell succeeds Jamie Condie, who retired as president of the U.S. and Canada regions.
“Bringing together our global marketing and U.S. commercial teams under Tony’s leadership will better align and integrate BD’s approach to how the company addresses and prioritizes customer needs,” said Tom Polen, chief executive officer and president of BD. “His deep understanding of industry market trends, passion for the customer and strong performance as a sales, marketing and business leader prepare him well for this expanded role.”
Prior to BD, Ezell spent more than 27 years at Eli Lilly and Co., where he demonstrated success in sales, marketing and business leadership roles, having led global market research before assuming the role of chief customer officer. He went on to serve as chief marketing officer for Lilly’s Elanco Animal Health business prior to its spinoff and then was the business unit leader for Lilly’s U.S. Connected Care and Insulins business. He holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern and a Bachelor of Science degree in business from Florida A&M University.
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