Chief Information Officer
ALAN H. FARNSWORTH - Bausch & Lomb CIO
Alan H. Farnsworth is senior vice president, customer service
and information technology, and corporate vice president and
Chief Information Officer of Bausch & Lomb. He was named to
this post in 2008.
Mr. Farnsworth joined Bausch & Lomb in 1988 as vice president –
Business Development for the former International Division. He
has held positions including vice president – Marketing and
president – Lens Care in the former Personal Products division.
He was named staff vice president – Corporate Development in
1996 and corporate vice president – Business Development in
1997. He became corporate vice president and president –
Pharmaceuticals/Europe in 2000 and in 2001 he was named
corporate vice president and president of the Europe, Middle
East and Africa Region, responsible for the commercial
operations of all Bausch & Lomb businesses in the region.
Prior to joining Bausch & Lomb, Mr. Farnsworth held a variety of
senior operating and general management positions with Schlegel
Corporation, a privately held manufacturer of industrial
goods.
Mr. Farnsworth was born in Albion, N.Y., in
September 1952. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Political Science from the University of Rochester and a Juris
Doctor degree from Cornell University School of Law, Ithaca,
N.Y.
Mr. Farnsworth is a member of the board of trustees of
the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness/Vision
2020.
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