HIM / Biotech Alumni Newsletter

Harry Kraemer delivers MacEachern Lecture, named Laura Jackson Award Winner

Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Baxter International, Inc. gave the 27th Annual Malcolm MacEachern Memorial Lecture on May 30, 2003 at the Tribune Auditorium at Kellogg’s James L. Allen Center.

Harry joined Baxter in 1982 as director of corporate development. His career there has included senior positions in both domestic and international operations. In 1993, he was named senior vice president and chief financial officer, responsible for all financial operations, business development, communications, Baxter Export Corporation and European operations. Over the next several years, he assumed additional responsibility for the company’s various healthcare businesses. In April 1997, Mr. Kraemer was named president of Baxter International, Inc. Having served as Baxter’s Chairman and CEO since January 1999, Mr. Kraemer also serves on the company’s board of directors.

Active in business, education and civic affairs, Mr. Kraemer serves on the boards of directors of Comdisco, Inc., Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Science Applications International Corporation, and the Kellogg School of Management Advisory Board. He also serves on the Board of Trustees for Lawrence University. Mr. Kraemer is a member of the Business Roundtable, the Healthcare Leadership Council, the Chicago Club, the Commercial Club of Chicago and the Executives Club of Chicago. For his outstanding leadership and service to Kellogg, he received the school’s 1996 Schaffner Award.

Mr. Kraemer graduated summa cum laude from Lawrence University in Wisconsin in 1977 with bachelor degrees in mathematics and economics. He received his MBA degree from Kellogg in 1979.

Prior to the lecture, Tracy Heilman, Alumni Board Chairman, presented Mr. Kraemer with the 35th Laura G. Jackson Award for his exceptional leadership in the healthcare industry. This award is the alumni association’s top achievement award and recognizes outstanding Kellogg graduates in the healthcare field. Approximately 150 people attended the lecture and the following reception.