October 30, 2023- B. Braun of America Inc., a leader in smart infusion therapy and pain management, announced the appointment of two new members to the company’s board of directors. The appointments come as the company strengthens its focus on innovation, data and technology to deliver more tailored therapies and solutions to help healthcare providers improve patient outcomes.
Dorothee Bartels, PhD, MSc, is a global business and scientific leader with extensive experience using data analytics to improve healthcare outcomes. Dr. Bartels currently serves as Chief Digital Officer at Aetion, a global leader in healthcare analytics. Previously, she was global head of Real World Evidence and Digital Sciences at UCB Biosciences, and Clinical and Real World Data Strategy Lead at X, The Moonshot Factory within Alphabet (formerly Google X). Earlier in her career, Dr. Bartels was Corporate Head of Global Epidemiology at Boehringer Ingelheim and then Chief Digital Science Officer in the company’s innovation lab, BI X. She maintains appointments as Associate Professor for Public Health and Epidemiology at Hannover Medical School, and Adjunct Professor for Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McGill University.
Michael Reitermann is a global commercial and technology leader with a distinguished record of anticipating and responding to developing technologies and care models that have transformed the healthcare sector. Prior to his retirement from Siemens Healthineers in 2019, Mr. Reitermann served as a member of the Managing Board, responsible for diagnostics, enterprise services and global sales and service. Before the spin-off of Siemens Healthineers, he held multiple executive positions at Siemens including Chief Executive Officer of Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, President of the North American commercial organization, and CEO of Molecular Imaging/Siemens Healthcare.