Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The information called for by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the information set forth in Note 19 “Legal Proceedings” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Report.
Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
Listed below are the executive officers of the Company. There are no family relationships between any of the executive officers, and there is no arrangement or understanding between any executive officer and any other person pursuant to which the executive officer was selected. At the annual meeting of the Board of Directors, the executive officers are elected by the Board to hold office for one year and until their respective successors are elected and qualified, or until earlier resignation or removal.
Information with regard to the directors of the Company is incorporated herein by reference to the material captioned “Item 1. Election of Directors” in the Proxy Statement.
Name Age Position
Vanessa Broadhurst 54 Member, Executive Committee; Executive Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs (a)
Joaquin Duato 60 Chairman of the Board; Chief Executive Officer (b)
Peter M. Fasolo, Ph.D. 60 Member, Executive Committee; Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer (c)
Elizabeth Forminard 52 Member, Executive Committee; Executive Vice President, General Counsel (d)
William N. Hait, M.D., Ph. D. 73 Member, Executive Committee; Executive Vice President, Chief External Innovation and Medical Safety Officer; Interim Head Janssen R&D (e)
Ashley McEvoy 52 Member, Executive Committee; Executive Vice President, Worldwide Chairman, MedTech (f)
Thibaut Mongon 53 Member, Executive Committee, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Chairman, Consumer Health (g)
James Swanson 57 Member, Executive Committee; Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer (h)
Jennifer L. Taubert 59 Member, Executive Committee; Executive Vice President, Worldwide Chairman, Pharmaceuticals (i)
Kathryn E. Wengel 57 Member, Executive Committee; Executive Vice President, Chief Technical Operations & Risk Officer (j)
Joseph J. Wolk 56 Member, Executive Committee; Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (k)
(a) Ms. V. Broadhurst joined the Company in 2005 as Worldwide Vice President, Anemia & Oncology Supportive Care. She then went on to become Vice President of the Cardiovascular & Institutional Franchise in 2008, and President of Janssen Therapeutics in 2011 before becoming U.S. President, Internal Medicine in 2012. From 2013 to 2017, she held General Manager roles at Amgen in Inflammation & Cardiovascular, and Cardiovascular & Bone. In 2017, Ms. Broadhurst rejoined Johnson & Johnson as U.S. President, Cardiovascular & Metabolism and a member of the Janssen Americas Leadership Team. In this role she also provided operational oversight of the full portfolio of Janssen medicines in Puerto Rico and Canada. In 2018, she was appointed Company Group Chairman, Global Commercial Strategy Organization. In 2022, Ms. Broadhurst was named Executive Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs and a member of the Executive Committee, leading the Company's global marketing, communication, Global Public Health and philanthropy functions.
(b) Mr. J. Duato became Chairman of the Board of Directors in January 2023 subsequent to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer and a Director in January 2022. He joined the Company in 1989 with Janssen-Farmaceutica S.A. (Spain), a subsidiary of the Company, and held executive positions of increasing responsibility in all business sectors and across multiple geographies and functions. In 2009, he was named Company Group Chairman, Pharmaceuticals, and in 2011, he was named Worldwide Chairman, Pharmaceuticals. In 2016, Mr. Duato became a member of the Executive Committee and was named Executive Vice President, Worldwide Chairman, Pharmaceuticals. In July 2018, Mr. Duato was promoted to Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee, where he provided strategic direction for the Pharmaceutical and Consumer Health sectors and oversaw both the Global Supply Chain, Information Technology and Health & Wellness teams. As a dual citizen of Spain and the United States, Mr. Duato's international perspective and global lens gives him a deep appreciation of diverse thoughts and opinions.
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(c) Dr. P. M. Fasolo joined the Company in 2004 as Worldwide Vice President, Human Resources in the MedTech segment, and subsequently served as the Company’s Chief Talent Officer. He left Johnson & Johnson in 2007 to join Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. as Chief Talent Officer. Dr. Fasolo returned to the Company in 2010 as the Vice President, Global Human Resources, and in 2011, he became a member of the Executive Committee. In April 2016, he was named Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer. Dr. Fasolo has responsibility for global talent, recruiting, diversity, compensation, benefits, employee relations and all aspects of the human resources agenda for the Company. He also serves on the Boards of the Human Resources Policy Association, Tufts University and Save the Children and was named a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources in 2017.
(d) Ms. Elizabeth Forminard joined the Company in 2006 as Vice President, Law, Consumer Healthcare Global Business Unit and continued to serve in roles of increasing responsibility. In 2012, she was promoted to General Counsel, Medical Devices & Diagnostics and became General Counsel, Consumer Group & Supply Chain in 2013. She was appointed Worldwide Vice President, Corporate Governance in 2016. From 2019 to 2022, she served as General Counsel, Pharmaceuticals. In October 2022, she was named Executive Vice President, General Counsel and became a member of the Executive Committee. Ms. Forminard has worldwide responsibility for the legal and privacy functions, and leads the development and execution of the Company's environment, social and governance strategy.
(e) Dr. W. Hait joined the Company in 2007 as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Head of Oncology Research. He then served as the first Global Therapeutic Area Head for Oncology from 2009 to 2011, and then as Global Head, Janssen Research & Development from 2011 through 2018. From 2018 to 2022, he was Global Head, Johnson & Johnson Global External Innovation. In 2022, he became Executive Vice President, Chief External Innovation, Medical Safety and Global Public Health Officer, and a member of the Executive Committee. He is responsible for leading external sourcing and creation of transformational innovation to help Johnson & Johnson achieve its mission to improve human health utilizing the Company’s excellence in pharmaceuticals, medical devices and consumer products. He also has oversight over Global Public Health and the Office of the Chief Medical Officer. As Interim Head of Janssen R&D, Dr. Hait's mission is to focus the best research and development teams in the world at the intersection of unmet medical need and breakthroughs in science and technology to make medicines with benefit for patients worldwide.
(f) Ms. A. McEvoy joined the Company in 1996 as Assistant Brand Manager of McNeil Consumer Health, a subsidiary of the Company, advancing through positions of increasing responsibilities until she was appointed Company Group Chairman, Vision Care in 2012, followed by Company Group Chairman, Consumer Medical Devices in 2014. In July 2018, Ms. McEvoy was promoted to Executive Vice President, Worldwide Chairman, MedTech, and became a member of the Executive Committee. Ms. McEvoy has responsibility for the surgery, orthopaedics, interventional solutions and eye health businesses across Ethicon, DePuy Synthes, Biosense Webster, Abiomed, and Johnson & Johnson Vision.
(g) Mr. T. Mongon joined the Company in 2000 as Director of Marketing for the Vision Care group in France and subsequently held positions of increasing responsibility until he transitioned to the Pharmaceutical sector in 2012, as the Global Commercial Strategy Leader for the Neuroscience therapeutic area. In 2014, he joined the Consumer Health sector as Company Group Chairman Asia-Pacific. In 2019, he was promoted to Executive Vice President and Worldwide Chairman, Consumer Health, and became a member of the Executive Committee. Mr. Mongon has responsibility for the global development of Johnson & Johnson’s health and wellness products and solutions in beauty, OTC, oral care, baby care, women’s health, and wound care.
(h) Mr. J. Swanson rejoined the Company in 2019 as Chief Information Officer of Johnson & Johnson from Bayer Crop Science, where he served as a member of the Executive Leadership Team and as CIO and Head of Digital Transformation. From 1996 to 2005, Mr. Swanson held positions of increasing responsibility at the Company, including Project Manager, Director IT, Sr. Director IT and Vice President, Chief Information Officer. Mr. Swanson is responsible for enhancing Johnson & Johnson’s business impact and shaping its direction through the strategic use of technology. Mr. Swanson, Executive Vice President, Enterprise Chief Information Officer, joined the Executive Committee effective January 3, 2022.
(i) Ms. J. L. Taubert joined the Company in 2005 as Worldwide Vice President, and she held several executive positions of increasing responsibility in the Pharmaceutical sector. In 2012, she was appointed Company Group Chairman, North America Pharmaceuticals, and in 2015 became Company Group Chairman, The Americas, Pharmaceuticals. In July 2018, Ms. Taubert was promoted to Executive Vice President, Worldwide Chairman, Pharmaceuticals, and became a member of the Executive Committee. Ms. Taubert is responsible for the Pharmaceutical sector globally, including shaping the company’s strategy of transformational medical innovation and for successfully bringing to market critical new medicines that significantly improve the lives of patients living with cancer, immune-related diseases, cardiovascular disease, infectious diseases, pulmonary hypertension and serious mental illness.
(j) Ms. K. E. Wengel joined the Company in 1988 as Project Engineer and Engineering Supervisor at Janssen, a subsidiary of the Company. During her tenure with the Company, she has held a variety of strategic leadership and executive positions, including in roles within operations, quality, engineering, new products, information technology, and other technical and business functions. In 2018, she was named Executive Vice President, Chief Global Supply
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Chain Officer, and became a member of the Executive Committee. In January 2023, she was appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Technical Operations & Risk Officer. Ms. Wengel has enterprise-wide responsibilities for key technical operations functions, including Procurement, Engineering & Property Services, Sustainability and cross-sector Supply Chain teams focused on standards, services, strategic programs and data science, and serves as Chair of the Company’s Supply Chain Management Committee. She also oversees critical risk functions, including Quality & Compliance, Health Care Compliance, Environmental Health & Safety, Global Security and Global Brand Protection.
(k) Mr. J. J. Wolk joined the Company in 1998 as Finance Manager, Business Development for Ortho-McNeil, a subsidiary of the Company, and through the years held a variety of senior leadership roles in several segments and functions across the Company's subsidiaries, in Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices and Supply Chain. From 2014 to 2016, he served as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. In 2016, Mr. Wolk became the Vice President, Investor Relations. In July 2018, he was appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and became a member of the Executive Committee. Mr. Wolk plays a strategic role in the overall management of the Company, and leads the development and execution of the Company's global long-term financial strategy.
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