Executive Leadership Team

JJ joined Bausch Health in August 2024 as Chief Financial Officer. JJ was previously Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Signant Health and was primarily responsible for financial planning and analysis, accounting & controllership, treasury, tax and procurement. JJ has over 25 years of experience in financial leadership roles with public and private companies such as General Electric, Hewlett Packard, Novartis and Purdue Pharma. JJ is passionate about driving business enablement through the finance function for both strategy shaping and operational execution. JJ holds a master’s degree in business administration from the Solvay School of Management in Brussels, Belgium.

Mirza Dautbegovic is the Chief Operating Officer of Bausch Health, with responsibility for Strategy, Business Development and M&A, Information Technology, Manufacturing/Supply Chain and Real Estate/Facilities. Mirza joined Bausch Health in 2017 as Vice President, International Finance, leading the company’s finance function in all markets where the company operated, excluding the U.S. Previously, Mirza spent more than 14 years with Tyco International (later Johnson Controls), in a variety of leadership roles on the enterprise level and within multiple business segments based out of the U.S., U.K. and Switzerland. Mirza holds a degree in Finance and Accounting from the University of Bridgeport and an MBA from Thunderbird, American Graduate School of International Management at Arizona State University.

Kathleen Fitzpatrick is the Chief Human Resources Officer for Bausch Health. She joined Bausch Health in 2019 as Vice President, Human Resources, leading the company’s HR efforts outside the U.S. and partnering closely with international business leaders, manufacturing and global functions. Previously, Kathleen spent more than 20 years with Honeywell in positions of increasing responsibility across several business units and countries. Prior to Honeywell, Kathleen worked in the health care and energy industries. She holds a master’s degree in HR Management from Lesley College in Cambridge, Mass. and a B.S. in Business Management and Organizational Communications from Suffolk University in Boston, as well as a Diploma in Organizational Development from the NPI Institute in the UK.

Cees Heiman was named Vice-President Europe Pharma in May 2017. Under his leadership, the region experienced significant growth in revenue and profitability, led by its key market, Poland, as the majority of businesses in the region outperformed their respective markets. Heiman joined the company in 2015 as Vice-President for Poland. Previous to joining Bausch Health, Heiman served with The Medicines Company for 3 years, most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer. Prior to that Heiman served 25 years with Pfizer in a wide range of senior leadership and operations responsibilities. Heiman has experience working and living in 10 different countries around the world, including India and Japan.

Donald Pearl is Senior Vice President for Ortho Dermatologics at Bausch Health. He has spent 31 years in the pharmaceutical industry working in positions of increasing responsibility at Allergan, IPSEN Biopharmaceuticals, eNeura, Mayne Pharma, and Deknatel, a division of Pfizer. His experience has spanned from selling pharmaceuticals, surgical devices and topical skincare, to running a Neurology medical device company, leading U.S. and international sales and marketing teams, corporate account management, leading reimbursement policy and access teams, as well as sales operations. Donald has spent 24 years working in Neurology and physical rehabilitation medicine and has served on the Corporate Advisory Councils of the American Academy of Neurology and American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Donald holds a Bachelor’s degree from Rutgers College and a Certificate in Healthcare Management from New York University. Donald also has served on the Board of the Orange County United Way, Children’s Specialized Hospital of NJ, and is currently serving as a Board of Director for the Child Neurology Foundation. Donald is also a retired military officer.

Jonathan joined Bausch Health as Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer and Head of R&D in December 2024. Jonathan is a physician-scientist with over 20 years of experience in clinical research and drug development. Prior to Bausch Health, he was at Bristol-Myers Squibb, where he held multiple roles including Senior Vice President and Global Programs Head for Immunology, Cardiovascular and Neuroscience, Immunology Therapeutic Area Head, and China R&D Head. Prior to Bristol-Myers Squibb, he held senior leadership roles at Sanofi, AstraZeneca, and Schering-Plough, where he started his industry career. Jonathan is trained as a pulmonary and critical care physician and began his medical career as an academic researcher at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He completed his pulmonary and critical care training at Mass General and Brigham and Women’s Hospitals, received a master’s degree in clinical research from Harvard Medical School, and earned his medical degree from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.