Alcon Inc. (0A0D.L)

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Alcon Inc.

Chemin de Blandonnet 8
Vernier
Geneva 1214
Switzerland
1 817 293 0450
https://www.alcon.com

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Full-time employees: 25,000

Key executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year born
Mr. F. Michael Ball	Exec. Chairman	994.82k	N/A	1955
Mr. David J. Endicott	CEO & Director	4.82M	N/A	1965
Mr. Arthur B. Cummings M.D.	Exec. Director	257.54k	N/A	1962
Mr. Timothy C. Stonesifer	Chief Financial Officer	N/A	N/A	1967
Margaret Buckley	Chief Accounting Officer	N/A	N/A	N/A
Dr. Franck Leveiller	Sr. VP, Head of Global R&D and Chief Scientific Officer	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ms. Sue-Jean Lin	Sr. VP & Chief Information and Transformation Officer	N/A	N/A	1959
Mr. Royce R. Bedward	Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec.	N/A	N/A	1966
Mr. Laurent Attias	Head of Corp. Devel., Strategy, BD&L and M&A	N/A	N/A	1968
Ms. Kimberly Martin	Sr. VP & Chief HR Officer	N/A	N/A	1975

Amounts are as of 31 December 2022, and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay includes salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in CHF.

Description

Alcon Inc. researches, develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells eye care products for eye care professionals and their patients worldwide. The company's Surgical segment offers equipment, instrumentation and diagnostics, intraocular lenses (IOLs), and other implantables; and consumables, including viscoelastics, surgical solutions, incisional instruments, surgical custom packs, and other products for use in surgical procedures. Its cataract products include centurion vision system, LenSx laser system, LuxOR surgical ophthalmic microscope, NGENUITY 3D visualization system, and ORA system for intra-operative measurements; custom pak surgical procedure packs; vitreoretinal products comprising constellation vision systems, procedure packs, lasers and hand-held microsurgical instruments, and grieshaber and MIVS instruments, as well as scissors, forceps and micro-instruments, medical grade vitreous tamponades, and Hypervit vitrectomy probes; refractive surgery products, including WaveLight lasers and Contoura Vision used for LASIK treatment; EX-PRESS glaucoma filtration device; and implantables products, including AcrySof IQ products, such as monofocal IOLs and advanced technology IOLs for the correction of presbyopia and astigmatism at the time of cataract surgery. Its Vision Care segment provides daily disposable, reusable, and color-enhancing contact lenses; ocular health products, such as dry eye, glaucoma, contact lens care, and ocular allergies; and ocular vitamins and redness relievers. The company was formerly known as Alcon Universal S.A. and changed the name to Alcon Inc. in December 2001. Alcon Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Corporate governance

Alcon Inc.’s ISS governance QualityScore as of 28 September 2023 is 3. The pillar scores are Audit: 10; Board: 2; Shareholder rights: 1; Compensation: 2.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while 10 indicates higher governance risk.