Leisha Ayres

Leisha Ayres serves as the CIO and Head of Shared Services at embecta since April 2022, following a distinguished career at Becton Dickinson from February 2008 to April 2022, where roles included VP of Information Technology Solution Delivery and Business Partner for Corporate Services. During tenure at Becton Dickinson, Leisha Ayres developed IT strategies to support global functions such as Finance and Human Resources, leading significant performance improvements and cost reductions. Early career experience includes key positions at Alcatel-Lucent, Bristol-Myers Squibb, BASF, and Chemical Bank, highlighting a strong foundation in information technology management. Leisha Ayres holds a B.S. in Management Science and Computer Science from Kean University.