Gary M. Cohen

Biography

Gary M. Cohen, 57, has been a director of Perrigo since January 2003. Since 2006, he has served as Executive Vice President of Becton, Dickinson and Company (“BD”), a provider of medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment and diagnostic systems. He also served as President of BD Medical, one of three business segments of BD, from 1999 until 2006. Mr. Cohen has been an executive officer of BD in various capacities since 1996. Mr. Cohen presently serves as a director and co-chair of GBCHealth; director, founder and president of Together for Girls, Inc.; and a director of the following additional nonprofit organizations: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foundation; the United States Fund for UNICEF; the Federal Drug Agents Foundation; and the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children. He also serves as chairperson of the CDC Corporate Roundtable on Global Heath Threats and Scientific Advisor for Grand Challenges Canada. Gary M. Cohen, 57, has been a director of Perrigo since January 2003. Since 2006, he has served as Executive Vice President of Becton, Dickinson and Company (“BD”), a provider of medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment and diagnostic systems. He also served as President of BD Medical, one of three business segments of BD, from 1999 until 2006. Mr. Cohen has been an executive officer of BD in various capacities since 1996. Mr. Cohen presently serves as a director and co-chair of GBCHealth; director, founder and president of Together for Girls, Inc.; and a director of the following additional nonprofit organizations: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foundation; the United States Fund for UNICEF; the Federal Drug Agents Foundation; and the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children. He also serves as chairperson of the CDC Corporate Roundtable on Global Heath Threats and Scientific Advisor for Grand Challenges Canada.

Research Interest

Pharmacia Corporation