Matthew Roberts, Abbott Nutrition

Matthew Roberts, divisional VP of Global Product Development at Abbott Nutrition, joins the Manufacturing Tomorrow podcast. Abbott is an international healthcare company with a presence in over 150 countries and over $22B in sales. Building upon the 125+ years of innovation at Abbott, Matthew focuses on driving market opportunities across the company’s food, nutrition and well-being sectors. This has led to outstanding results for the company’s commercial and research functions, where Roberts has led teams that have introduced over 100 new products to market. He also has assisted in billions of dollars in merger and acquisition transactions. As a scientist, Roberts is the author of numerous scientific publications and holds four patents. He’s in the studio after presenting at the Fisher College of Business Center for Operational Excellence quarterly professional development meeting – we appreciate them helping to arrange this interview. Covering the latest topics, Manufacturing Tomorrow guests include company C-suite executives and engineers to industry-facing academics, supportive government and regional economic development agents of change. More information is at http://omi.osu.edu/podcast.