Drug and medical device maker Baxter International Inc. said Wednesday it chose James Saccaro as treasurer.
Saccaro was vice president for strategy for the Deerfiled, Ill.-based firm. The company's former treasurer, Robert Hombach, was promoted to chief financial officer on June 1.
Saccaro joined the company in 2002 as manager of strategy for the company's BioScience business, and over the years assumed positions of increasing responsibility, including vice president of financial planning and vice president of finance for the company's operations in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Prior to joining Baxter, he held strategy and business development positions at Clear Channel Communications and the Walt Disney Company.
Saccaro received a bachelor's degree in economics and master's degree in Engineering-Economic Systems from Stanford University.