Alcon Appoints Senior Director, Global Benefits from Search by Hanold Associates

Dave Yarmuth Alcon

Alcon, the global leader in eye care, has appointed David Yarmuth as Senior Director, Global Benefits. Hanold Associates’ Sarah Kennedy-Sulahry and Val Lopez led the Ft. Worth, Texas-based search.

As Senior Director, Global Benefits, David will lead the global Benefits function, responsible for all benefits programs across 60 operating countries. In this role, David will report to Vice President, Global Head of Total Rewards Todd Bajek and lead a team of 8-10. Prior to joining Alcon, David served as Director of Benefits Strategy & Administration at Bridgestone Americas.

As the largest eye care device company in the world and a leader in the industry, Alcon uses cutting-edge technology to research, develop, manufacture, distribute and sell a full suite of innovative, life-changing eye care products in two businesses: surgical and vision care. Headquartered in Fribourg, Switzerland, Alcon is a global company, operating in 60 countries with more than 25,000 associates worldwide and services patients in more than 140 countries. The company has since been traded on the NYSE as ALC, with a market cap of nearly $40 billion.