Bill Chase

BIO

Bill Chase

Independent Director

Mr. Chase served as Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration, for AbbVie from October 2018 to July 2019 and prior to that served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2012 to 2018. In these roles he oversaw all financial, investor, and IT activities following AbbVie’s spin off from Abbott Laboratories and played a critical strategic role in AbbVie’s subsequent licensing and acquisition actions. At Abbott Laboratories he served for 23 years in a number of financial and strategic positions, including Corporate Vice President, Licensing & Acquisitions as well as Corporate Vice President, Treasurer, and Vice President and Controller, Abbott International. Mr. Chase holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the University of Chicago.