Corporate Board Profile
Tech Score: 33/100
1 mention(s) identify BRENT SHAFER as having software/technology expertise.
| Company | Filing Date | Evidence | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC | 2023-03-23 | Significant experience leading global organizations, including most recently as Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Cerner Corporation. | Significant experience leading global organizations, including as Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Cerner Corporation, which has strong digital health capabilities. |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
|---|---|
| 2023-03-23 | Significant experience leading global organizations, including most recently as Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Cerner Corporation. |
| 2024-03-25 | Mr. Shafer became Baxter’s Lead Independent Director effective April 28, 2023. ... Committees: Audit and Nominating, Corporate Governance and Public Policy ... Director Compensation Table shows total compensation of $382,310. |
| 2025-03-25 | Brent Shafer Chair and Interim Chief Executive Officer of Baxter International, Inc. Age 67 Director since 2022 Committees: None Biography Mr. Shafer became Baxter’s Chair of the Board and Interim CEO on February 3, 2025, in connection with Mr. Almeida's departure. He is the former Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Cerner Corporation (Cerner), a leading provider of various health information technologies, ranging from medical devices to electronic health records to hardware, serving in this role from 2018 to 2021. Prior to Cerner, Mr. Shafer held a number of roles at Philips, including Chief Executive Officer of Philips North America. Mr. Shafer was also the Chief Executive Officer of Philips Home Healthcare Solution business. Before joining Philips, Mr. Shafer was Vice President and General Manager of Hillrom’s Patient Care Environment Division and worked at GE Medical Systems where he served in key positions in sales, marketing, and general management. Mr. Shafer has also held senior roles at Hewlett Packard’s Medical Products Group and Johnson & Johnson. Mr. Shafer currently serves as a director of Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. and Veracyte, Inc. Key Attributes, Experience and Skills Substantial knowledge of the health IT industry and extensive experience leading, operating and transforming global corporations (including with the build out of digital health capabilities) as a result of his roles as Chair and Chief Executive Officer at Cerner and key roles at Philips and in other senior management roles at other medical device companies (including Hillrom). |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-06-17