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Brian J. Smith serves as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary, Hospira, Inc., Abbott Laboratories' hospital products spin-off.
Smith joined Abbott in 1979 and held various positions in the Legal Division, including domestic and international areas of law.
From 1979 to 1984, he performed legal work for the Hospital Products Division, Specialty Products Division (SPD) and Corporate Engineering Division. In 1984, he was promoted to division counsel and managed the legal work for the Abbott Diagnostics Division and the Pharmaceutical Products Division (PPD), as well as TAP Pharmaceutical Products (TAP). In 1991, he began managing international legal work for Abbott's businesses in Europe, Latin America, and Pacific Asia and Africa regions.
In October 1995, Smith was appointed divisional vice president, Domestic Legal Operations. In this position, he managed domestic legal work for Global Pharmaceutical Research and Development, PPD, SPD, and TAP, as well as the following corporate areas: human resources, corporate engineering, real estate, employment and labor, benefits and corporate securities matters. In addition, he served as assistant secretary for Abbott and secretary to The Clara Abbott Foundation, the Employee Benefit Board of Review and TAP.
Smith earned a bachelor's degree in political science at Bradley University in 1973, and a juris doctorate from the University of Michigan in 1976. He is a member of the Illinois and American Bar Associations.
He was born in 1951 and resides in north suburban Chicago. | 