J&J names CEO Joaquin Duato as Chairman of the Board

J&J’s Board of Directors has elected CEO Joaquin Duato to assume the additional position of Chairman, effective as of this month.

Duato succeeds Alex Gorsky, who will step down from his role as Executive Chairman following a brief transitional period.

Duato has served as Johnson & Johnson’s CEO and a member of the Board of Directors since January 3, 2022: leading a global workforce of 135,000 employees across the divisions of Pharmaceuticals, MedTech and Consumer Health. 

Prior to that time, he held senior leadership positions over his 30-plus year career with the company across multiple business sectors, geographics and functions. This included serving as the Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee, where he provided strategic direction for the Pharmaceutical and Consumer Health sectors and oversaw both Information Technology and the Global Supply Chain.

He earned an MBA from ESADE in Barcelona, Spain, and a Master of International Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management in Phoenix, Arizona.