Becton, Dickinson and Company, a medical technology company, has announced the appointment of Brooke Story as worldwide president, BD Integrated Diagnostic Solutions.
The company supports the heroes on the frontlines of health care by developing innovative technology, services, and solutions that help advance both clinical therapy for patients and clinical processes for health care providers.
Most recently, Story served as president, pelvic health and gastric therapies at Medtronic, where she led the organization in bringing patient solutions for pelvic floor disorders. Over her more than 15 years with Medtronic, she held several other leadership roles, including vice president of sales, Great Lakes Region, Neuroscience Group, and vice president of upstream marketing, Neuroscience.
In her role at BD, Story will have responsibility for global strategic, operational, and commercial performance and customer experience across a portfolio of solutions, including specimen management, molecular diagnostics, microbiology, and women’s health & cancer. The Point-of-Care team will continue to be led by Kevin Kelly, senior vice president. Story and Kelly will both report to Dave Hickey, president of BD Life Sciences.
“Brooke is a global industry leader with more than 20 years of general management and commercial experience in large, medical device corporations with a prolific history of inspiring large teams, mentoring and developing diverse talent, and delivering economic value to the organization,” said Hickey. “Given the elevated importance of diagnostics during a pandemic, there is no better time for a leader like Brooke to join the BD team. Her passion for leading high-performing teams and her commitment to authentic leadership will enable BD to further our purpose of advancing the world of health.”
Story earned an MBA from the University of Michigan and her bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the University of Tennessee.
BD has a presence in virtually every country and partners with organizations around the world to address some of the most challenging global health issues.
