Management Biography - Mary Szela
Mary Szela
Senior Vice President, Global Strategic Marketing and Services
Mary Szela is senior vice president, Global Strategic Marketing and
Services, Pharmaceutical Products Group. She assumed her current role in
January 2010. Previously, she served as senior vice president, U.S.
Pharmaceuticals.
Szela joined Abbott in 1987 and has held a series of leadership positions at
Abbott, including vice president, Commercial Pharmaceutical Operations, where
she was responsible for sales and marketing of Abbott's pharmaceutical brands,
and Vice President, Hospital Business sector, responsible for anesthesia, acute
care cardiovascular and pain management pharmaceuticals.
Prior to joining Abbott, Szela worked for the University of Illinois
Hospital.
Szela earned a bachelor's degree in nursing and a master's degree in
business administration from the University of Illinois.