The chief financial officer and a board member at Baxter International have tested positive for COVID-19, the company said.
James Saccaro, who serves as executive vice president and CFO at the Deerfield-based medical products giant, “continues to perform his responsibilities…from home” after testing positive for the virus, the company said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Monday.
Baxter has a potential replacement lined up to temporarily assume Saccaro’s duties if changes to his condition warrant a medical leave of absence, the company said in the filing.
An unnamed Baxter board member also tested positive for COVID-19 and is “recovering well in the hospital,” the company said. José Almeida, the company’s chairman, president and CEO, tested negative for the new coronavirus.
Baxter, which generated $11.4 billion in sales last year, said in the filing that since the emergence of COVID-19, it has implemented a “detailed action plan” to protect employee workplace safety while maintaining the global supply of its products.