Robert (Bob) Hombach is a retired CFO/COO with 27 years of financial and operational leadership experience in the biopharmaceutical & medical device sectors. Previously, Bob served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operations Officer for Baxalta (BXLT-NYSE), a $6B global bio-pharmaceutical company spun off from its parent, Baxter (NYSE: BAX), in 2015. Before Baxalta, Bob served as CVP & CFO for Baxter (2010 – 2015). He has an MBA from Northwestern University/Kellogg School of Management; a BS in Finance cum Laude, University of Colorado; an Elijah Watt Sells Award Winner on November 1990 CPA exam, and CMA. Recognized by IR Magazine as a Top 100 US CFO (ranked #7 in both 2013 & 2014) as voted on by institutional investors across all industries.