May 23, 2024- BD announced that Rima Alameddine has been named worldwide president of the BD Peripheral Intervention business unit, effective May 13, 2024. In this role, Alameddine will be responsible for driving the global strategic, operational, quality and commercial excellence of the Peripheral Intervention business unit. She will report to Rick Byrd, Executive Vice President & President of the BD Interventional Segment.
Alameddine joins BD Peripheral Intervention from BD Urology and Critical Care, where she has served as worldwide president since October 2021. She joined BD in 2015 as the vice president and general manager for C. R. Bard in Latin America, and in 2019, she was appointed vice president and general manager for the Oncology platform within BD Peripheral Intervention, where she focused on global expansion, driving new product development and building a robust funnel of tuck-in acquisition opportunities. Prior to BD, Alameddine spent 11 years at GE Healthcare in various leadership positions, including chief marketing officer for Latin America.