Mr. Robert J. Hombach, Bob, has been the Chief Financial Officer at Baxter International Inc., since July 5, 2010. Mr. Hombach has been Corporate Vice President of Baxter International Inc. since February 13, 2007 and served as its Treasurer from February 13, 2007 to March 2011. Mr. Hombach has served in a number of finance positions with increasing responsibility in the planning, manufacturing, operations, and treasury areas since joining Baxter in 1989. Before assuming Vice President for Finance, Europe, he oversaw global planning and analysis, led several enterprise-wide initiatives and provided strategic leadership and direction to Baxter's European finance organization, where he also served as a Member of the Baxter strategy team. He has been a Director at Synovis Life Technologies Inc since February 14, 2012. Mr. Hombach earned his Master's Degree in Business Administration from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management, and his Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from University of Colorado at Boulder. He has also earned a Certified Public Accountant from C.M.A.