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Anita B. Bessler Corporate Vice President, Heart Valve and Cardiac Surgery Systems
Anita B. Bessler, age 59.From 2000 to 2001, she served as Corporate Vice President, Cardiac Surgery of the company.Bessler joined Baxter in 1988 as Vice President and General Manager of Sales and Marketing for Baxter's Hyland division, and in 1991 became President, Cardiac Surgery for Baxter's CardioVascular business.Prior to her tenure with Baxter, from 1986 until 1988 she was Senior Executive Vice President with the USV/Armour Pharmaceutical Division of Rhone Poulenc Rohrer.From 1976 until 1986, Bessler held senior management positions with Revlon's Healthcare Group.She is a graduate of Indiana University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing and economics.