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Carlos Alonso is corporate vice president and president of Baxter's Latin America region. The regional operations consist of 19 countries, approximately 5,700 employees, and five manufacturing facilities providing a product portfolio representing all of Baxter's Renal, Medication Delivery and BioScience business.
Alonso joined Baxter in August 1996 as a business unit director in Spain. In 2000, he became vice president of Baxter's BioScience business for Asia, Australia, Latin America, New Zealand and Turkey. He was named general manager of Baxter Argentina in 2001, and was appointed vice president of Renal in Canada in 2003. In 2004, he was named general manager of Baxter Brazil and soon after added oversight of Argentina and Chile to his responsibilities. In September 2006, Alonso was promoted to president, Latin America.
Prior to joining Baxter, he was Country Manager for Dentsply in Spain and Portugal for five years. Prior to joining Dentsply, Alonso held management roles at several Spain and Brazil based companies, including Leybold-Heraeus, Espec and Oxiteno.
Alonso is a graduate of Brazil's Universidade Federal do Paraná in Curitiba where he earned his degree in chemical engineering. In addition, he has a master's degree in chemical process automation from the Instituto Quimico de Sarria in Barcelona, Spain and a Masters in Management from IESE-Universidad de Navarra, also in Barcelona, Spain. | 