B&L's Carpenter is top in-house candidate for chairman/CEO; Gill retiring Dec. 31.
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
BAUSCH & LOMB'S CARPENTER POSITIONED TO FILL CHAIRMAN/CEO SLOT, which will be vacated by current Chairman and CEO Daniel Gill on Dec. 31. William Carpenter, who last week was named executive VP overseeing its core contact lens, lens care products, and eyewear businesses ("The Gray Sheet" Dec. 11, I&W-13), has been tapped as president and chief operating officer and is "the most likely internal successor candidate" to the Chairman/CEO titles, according to the firm.