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Rachel Trace

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President Abbott Medical, Japan at Abbott
📍 Tokyo, Japan

Rachel Trace is the President and General Manager at Abbott, with over 20 years of experience in the medical device and pharmaceutical sectors. A graduate of Newcastle University, she has a proven track record of inspiring teams, driving revenue growth, and turning around underperforming business units.

Outside of her core responsibilities, Rachel is passionate about fostering inclusive and supportive workplaces. She actively mentors others and is a dedicated advocate for supporting womens professional growth, serving as an executive sponsor for womens leadership initiatives at Abbott.

She successfully spearheaded a business turnaround following five years of negative growth in a previous role.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
President Abbott Medical, Japan
Job Level
Senior
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Personality Overview

How Rachel shows up

Dynamic But Sincere
Friendly But Fast
Decisive But Friendly

They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product

Priorities

Topics Rachel cares about

Women in Leadership
Actively supports women’s growth and building inclusive workplaces, serving as the Executive Sponsor for Women Leaders at Abbott (WLA) Japan.
Talent Development
Expresses excitement about welcoming new graduates and is focused on developing the future talent within her organization to make a meaningful impact.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
President Abbott Medical, Japan
Abbott
8-2025
DVP and GM, Electrophysiology
Abbott
5-2024 - 9-2025
Board Member
MedTech Europe
7-2023 - 7-2025
VP/GM Commercial Operations Europe
Beckman Coulter Diagnostics
7-2020 - 7-2023
GM UK & Ireland, Head of Integrated Care Solutions UKI, Nordics, Benelux and CHAT
Baxter International Inc.
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Education
1999 - 2002
BA Honours Business Management
Newcastle University
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Influence (I)

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