Lanesha Minnix Named General Counsel for BD

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, announced that Lanesha Minnix has been named executive vice president and general counsel for the company, effective March 16.

Minnix will be responsible for leading the Law Group and Public Affairs at BD. She will report to Tom Polen, chairman, CEO and president of BD, and serve on the BD Executive Leadership Team.

Minnix most recently served as executive vice president and chief legal officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance, where she led legal, corporate affairs, risk, security and EHS for the company. She played a key role in the company's $24 billion take-private transaction, one of the largest in the health care and retail sectors. Before that, Minnix held senior executive roles at Ecolab and Flowserve, where she built and modernised global legal and compliance functions, strengthened governance frameworks, partnered with regulators and policymakers, and delivered measurable operational and financial results.

"Driving durable growth and innovation in healthcare requires leaders who can enable progress across the enterprise in a dynamic environment," said Polen. "Lanesha brings the strategic mindset, governance strength and operational discipline to help us reach world-class levels of excellence, move faster and deliver value for our customers and shareholders."

Minnix holds a Juris Doctor and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Tulsa, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Saint Louis University.