Maria Eduarda Kertész | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Alma mater | Fundação Getúlio Vargas |
Occupation | Business executive |
Years active | 1993 -present |
Known for | President of Johnson & Johnson HealthE |
Maria Eduarda "Duda" Kertész or Duda Kertész is a Brazilian business executive who is President of the Johnson & Johnson HealthE business division in the U.S. [1] She previously served as president of the consumer products division in Brazil. [2] [3] In 2015, she was named one of the 14 most powerful women in Brazil by Forbes, [4] and received a Luminary Award from the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association in 2017. [5]
She graduated with a degree in business administration from the Fundação Getúlio Vargas in São Paulo, Brazil in 1994. [6]
Kertész began her career at PwC in Boston, Massachusetts, where she worked for two years before returning to Brazil. [6] She held a position with Schering-Plough for three years before rejoining Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products in 1999 in various senior brand manager positions. [2] [1]
She was named President of Johnson & Johnson's consumer business in Brazil in 2011. [7] [8] She led the division to a sales increase of 80% over the following year. [9] In March 2016, she led Johnson & Johnson's acquisition of the Hipoglós rash cream business from competitor Procter & Gamble. Kertész also oversaw the company's implementation of the Women's Leadership Initiative program to help erase gender bias in the workplace. [9]
Kertész was named President of Johnson & Johnson's HealthE division in 2016 and is responsible for overseeing the company's Oral Care, Wound Care and Baby Care businesses in the U.S. [10]
Kertész is a member of the Movimento Mulher 360, an organization for Brazilian businesswomen that aims to expand female participation in business. She lives in the United States with her two children. [2]
Maria Eduarda Kertész | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Alma mater | Fundação Getúlio Vargas |
Occupation | Business executive |
Years active | 1993 -present |
Known for | President of Johnson & Johnson HealthE |
Maria Eduarda "Duda" Kertész or Duda Kertész is a Brazilian business executive who is President of the Johnson & Johnson HealthE business division in the U.S. [1] She previously served as president of the consumer products division in Brazil. [2] [3] In 2015, she was named one of the 14 most powerful women in Brazil by Forbes, [4] and received a Luminary Award from the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association in 2017. [5]
She graduated with a degree in business administration from the Fundação Getúlio Vargas in São Paulo, Brazil in 1994. [6]
Kertész began her career at PwC in Boston, Massachusetts, where she worked for two years before returning to Brazil. [6] She held a position with Schering-Plough for three years before rejoining Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products in 1999 in various senior brand manager positions. [2] [1]
She was named President of Johnson & Johnson's consumer business in Brazil in 2011. [7] [8] She led the division to a sales increase of 80% over the following year. [9] In March 2016, she led Johnson & Johnson's acquisition of the Hipoglós rash cream business from competitor Procter & Gamble. Kertész also oversaw the company's implementation of the Women's Leadership Initiative program to help erase gender bias in the workplace. [9]
Kertész was named President of Johnson & Johnson's HealthE division in 2016 and is responsible for overseeing the company's Oral Care, Wound Care and Baby Care businesses in the U.S. [10]
Kertész is a member of the Movimento Mulher 360, an organization for Brazilian businesswomen that aims to expand female participation in business. She lives in the United States with her two children. [2]