Robert Croce

Cordis
New Brunswick, CA

Robert W. Croce was named Company Group Chairman, Johnson & Johnson, on January 1, 1993. His most recent appointment in September, 1995, was Worldwide Franchise Chairman of Cordis, a Johnson & Johnson company. Cordis is a worldwide manufacturer of interventional cardiology, radiology and electrophysicology products for circulatory disease management. He previously was Worldwide Franchise Chairman for Ethicon Endo-Surgery, which manufactures endoscopic and mechanical products. Mr. Croce began his career with the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies in 1968 as a Sales Representative for the Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation. He advanced through various sales and marketing positions and in 1984 he was named Ortho's Vice President of Marketing. In 1985 Mr. Croce moved to McNeil Pharmaceutical as Vice President of Business Development. In 1987 he transferred to Ethicon, Inc. as Group Vice President, a job he held until being named President in 1990. In January, 1992, he was promoted to Worldwide President, Ethicon Endo-Surgery. Mr. Croce is a graduate of Central Missouri State University, where he earned undergraduate and graduate degrees. Before joining Johnson & Johnson, he worked for Western Electric and served in the United States Army.