BD has been doing well recently, but CEO Clateo Castellini wants to do even better--doubling revenues and profits in the next five years. That puts pressure on a company known for exploiting mature product lines. BD's diagnostics business, in particular, faces the challenge of keeping up in a rapidly consolidating segment as it goes head-to-head for the first time with the industry's heavy hitters.
By Wendy Diller
Shortly after unexpectedly taking the reigns of Becton Dickinson & Co. four years ago, Clateo Castellini visited the California...
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