Arthur J. Higgins
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Orthopeadics
Zimmer Biomet
United States of America
Biography
President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Depomed, Inc. since March 2017. Consultant, Blackstone Healthcare Partners of the Blackstone Group since June 2010. Previously, Mr. Higgins served as Chairman of the Board of Management of Bayer HealthCare AG from January 2006 to May 2010 and Chairman of the Bayer HealthCare Executive Committee from July 2004 to May 2010. Prior to joining Bayer HealthCare in 2004, Mr. Higgins served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2001 to 2004. Prior to that, Mr. Higgins spent 14 years with Abbott Laboratories, most recently as President of the Pharmaceutical Products Division from 1998 to 2001. He graduated from Strathclyde University, Scotland and holds a B.S. in biochemistry.
Research Interest
Orthopedic & Muscular System: Current Research [omcr]