Heather Knight
Chief Commercial Officer, Solventum
Waters Corporation•Milford, Massachusetts, United States
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Business Leader. Culture Champion. Diversity & Inclusion Advocate. Heather is Chief Commercial Officer at Solventum (NYSE: SOLV), a global MedTech company dedicated to advancing healthcare innovation. In this newly created role, Heather oversees global commercial and R&D operations across Solventum’s MedSurg, Dental Solutions and Health Information Systems segments driving coordinated execution and profitable growth. Heather brings over 30 years of leadership experience in the MedTech industry. Prior to joining Solventum she served as Chief Operating Officer at Baxter International where she led global sales across three business segments as well as R&D, supply chain and medical and regulatory affairs. Her career includes senior leadership roles at Medtronic, Covidien, Tyco Healthcare and Kendall where she built a track record of strategic vision, commercial discipline and business transformation. She is passionate about volunteerism and talent development sharing her time and insights through hospital, leadership and nonprofit boards as well as organizations within the industry. Heather also serves on the Board of Directors of Waters Corporation a leading laboratory software and instruments company.
Career Timeline
- SolventumCurrentNov 2025–Present· 10 mos
- Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial OfficerCurrentNov 2025–Present
- Waters CorporationCurrentAug 2024–Present· 2 yrs 1 mo
- Member, Board of DirectorsCurrentAug 2024–Present
- May 2021–Apr 2023· 1 yr 11 mos
- Board Director, Chairperson, Compensation Committee, Member of the Audit CommitteeMay 2021–Apr 2023
- Feb 2019–Nov 2025· 6 yrs 9 mos
- Chief Operating OfficerFeb 2025–Nov 2025
- EVP and Group PresidentApr 2023–Nov 2025
- President, Global Business Units and AmericasFeb 2019–Apr 2023
- Apr 2016–2019· 2 yrs 9 mos
- President Sofradim, Vice President/General ManagerApr 2016–2019
- May 2003–Apr 2016· 12 yrs 11 mos
- Global GM and Vice President of Marketing - Surgical SolutionsOct 2012–Apr 2016
- Vice President, Sales2009–Oct 2012
- Vice President, Marketing2009–2009
- Director, Marketing2004–2009
- Manager, Regional SalesMay 2003–Jul 2004
- 1998–2003· 5 yrs
- Territory Manager1998–2003
Education
Booth School of Management
Executive Sales Strategy & Management
University of ChicagoBiology
Biology, General
University at Buffalo