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Ashley McEvoy

MPW 2019. 41. Ashley McEvoy
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  • Title
    EVP, Worldwide Chairman, Medical Devices
  • Affiliation
    Johnson & Johnson
  • Age
    48

Since stepping into her position just after fellow Johnson & Johnson executive committee member Jennifer Taubert in July 2018, ­McEvoy oversees a $27 billion business that makes up 35% of J&J’s total revenue. In early 2019 she spearheaded the ­division’s $3.4 billion ­acquisition of digital surgery startup Auris Health. Medical devices is the only J&J business to report directly to CEO Alex Gorsky.

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