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Founder Profile

Dr. Peter Farrell

Last reviewed: January 1970 · By Swet Parvadiya

Who is Dr. Peter Farrell?

Dr. Peter Farrell is a founder of ResMed, which was founded in 1989.

Company founded
ResMed
Founded
1989

Founding Story

Dr. Peter Farrell founded ResMed in 1989 after acquiring the commercial rights to Dr. Colin Sullivan's continuous positive airway pressure prototype from Baxter Healthcare. Holding a PhD in bioengineering from the University of Washington, Farrell served as CEO from 1989 to 2013 and Executive Chairman until 2023, building ResMed into a global medtech titan.

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