July 7 (Reuters) - Baxter International ( BAX ) on

Monday named Andrew Hider as the medical device maker's top

boss, succeeding long-time CEO Jose Almeida.

Hider, who will assume charge at Baxter no later than

September 3, was the chief of ATS Corporation ( ATS ), a

company that designs and builds machinery for industries such as

medical devices, food and beverage and pharmaceuticals.

In February, Baxter had said Almeida would retire after

nearly a decade as the company's CEO.

(Reporting by Christy Santhosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Tasim

Zahid and Sriraj Kalluvila)