John Simmons brings to KCI a strong track record of successful leadership in sales, marketing and general management. Prior to joining KCI Mr. Simmons was the Vice President, U.S. Sales and Marketing, for Becton Dickinson (BD) Medical – Diabetes Care. Prior to this position, he held various global leadership positions in BD Consumer Healthcare and was the Country General Manager for BD Canada. Prior to BD, Mr. Simmons held positions of increasing responsibility in sales, marketing and business development for various Canadian affiliates of Johnson & Johnson. He holds an Honours Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences from Queen’s University and an MBA from Simon Fraser University. Mr. Simmons has served various leadership roles with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and was most recently on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for their New Jersey Chapter.