Brian B. Yoor
Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financ
neurology
Abbott
United States of America
Biography
Brian Yoor is Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. He was appointed to his current position in February 2017. He previously served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer.Brian joined Abbott in August 1997, and held various financial management positions of increasing responsibility, including Controller positions in the pharmaceutical, nutrition, and diagnostic businesses, before being asked to lead Abbott’s Investor Relations effort in January 2013. He became Abbott’s Chief Financial Officer in June 2015. Prior to joining Abbott, Brian was a certified public accountant with Arthur Andersen and held financial positions in the consumer industry with the Scotts Company and Newell Rubbermaid. "In Abbott Finance, we are the stewards that enable financial reliability and growth for Abbott," says Brian. "A strong, growing company is better able to help people around the world live their healthiest lives." Brian serves on the board of the Clara Abbott Foundation. He is a member of the CNBC Global CFO Council. He earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting at the University of Toledo in Ohio.
Research Interest
Autism-Open Access [auo] Journal of Translational Neurosciences [IPNBT] Journal of Multiple Sclerosis [jmso]