J&J poaches Bayer exec Jim Swanson as chief information officer
James Swanson, who helped lead crop sciences at Bayer $BAYN, is joining J&J $JNJ as chief information officer, jumping into a pharmaceutical industry embracing by fits and starts modern digital tools like artificial intelligence.
The move comes a little over a month after Bayer recruited longtime J&J dealmaker Marianne De Backer to lead business development. Swanson replaces Stuart McGuigan, who this year jumped over to the State Department after seven years as J&J CIO.
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