Sandra E. Peterson will join Johnson & Johnson on December 1, 2012, as group worldwide chairman and member of the company’s executive committee. She will have responsibility for the Consumer Group of Companies, Information Technology, and Global Supply Chain.

Currently residing in Germany, Peterson will be based at Johnson & Johnson headquarters in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Since 2010, Peterson has held the position of chairman and CEO of Bayer CropScience AG. She has diverse and relevant global experience in pharmaceuticals, medical devices, consumer goods, healthcare intermediaries and strategy development.