Jan 12, 2021 / 03:00PM GMT
Robert Justin Marcus - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division - Analyst
Welcome, everyone. I'm happy to introduce the next session with Abbott, and CEO, Robert Ford. We're going to switch it up a little bit here in lieu of a formal presentation. We're going to do a bit of fireside chat. Robert, let's jump right into it.
Questions and Answers:
Robert Justin Marcus - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division - AnalystSo last year clearly did not play out the way anyone expected. The pandemic created many new challenges for companies to overcome. I suspect you learned more than a few things about Abbott during this time. And everybody remembers, this is just your first year on the job as the CEO, what a year to start. So maybe you could share with us a couple of lessons learned, so to speak, that really resonated with you in 2020.
Robert B. Ford - Abbott Laboratories - President, CEO & Director
Robbie. Good to be here, and good to -- thank you, everybody, for joining us here today. Definitely, 2020 was an