Barry W. Wilson, President of Medtronic International, Joins Bausch & Lomb Board of Directors.Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available A photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.012803/bb7 ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003 Bausch & Lomb (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : BOL BOL Bolivia (ISO Country code) BOL Books Online BOL Bole (SIL code, Nigeria) BOL Bill Of Lading BOL Beginning Of Line BOL Best Of Luck BOL Buzz Out Loud BOL Bruin Online BOL Beginning Of Life ) today announced that Barry W. Wilson, senior vice president of Medtronic, Inc., (NYSE: MDT MDT abbr. Mountain Daylight Time MDT (in the US and Canada) Mountain Daylight Time MDT n abbr (US) (= mountain daylight time) → ) and president of Medtronic International, has joined its Board of Directors. Wilson will serve until the Bausch & Lomb annual meeting of shareholders is held on April 29, 2003, when he will be nominated for election to a three-year term by shareholders. Bausch & Lomb Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Ronald L. Zarrella said, "Bausch & Lomb will benefit greatly from the expertise of Barry Wilson Barry John Wilson (born February 16, 1972 in Kirkcaldy) is a Scottish football player, currently playing for Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Wilson began his career in the Highland League at Ross County, where his father, Bobby Wilson, was manager. , a seasoned international healthcare executive, who brings to our board experience on every continent and in almost every facet of the pharmaceutical and medical device business." Wilson joined Medtronic, a $6.4 billion medical technology company headquartered in Minneapolis, in 1995 as president of Europe, Middle East and Africa. In 1997, he was elected a senior vice president of Medtronic, Inc., and joined its Executive Committee. In 2000, Canada and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. were added to his responsibilities. In 2001, he was named president of Medtronic International. He is based in Switzerland. Before joining Medtronic, Wilson was president - International of the Lederle Division of the American Cyanamid American Cyanamid was a large, diversified, American chemical manufacturer. Lederle Laboratories, maker of Centrum and Stresstabs vitamins, was Cyanamid's pharmaceutical division. Davis & Geck was the company's medical device division. Company, a research-based life sciences company that merged with American Home For the American mortgage lender, see . The American Home is a center of intercultural exchange located in Vladimir, Russia. The home is designed to model a typical American suburban home and its main focus is the ESL school that provides lessons for Russian students. Products in 1995. Prior to that, he was president - Europe for Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. Born in England, Wilson, 58, received B.A. and M.A. degrees in 1965 from Cambridge University, England, and an M.B.A. degree in Marketing from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (body, education) University of Pennsylvania - The home of ENIAC and Machiavelli. http://upenn.edu/. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA. , in 1967. Wilson is chairman of Eucomed, the pan-European medical technology industry association. He is a director of The Wharton School European Board and vice president and member of the Board for the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce. He also serves on the Advisory Board of Project HOPE Switzerland. With the appointment of Wilson, the Bausch & Lomb Board of Directors now has 10 members. Bausch & Lomb Incorporated is the preeminent global technology-based healthcare company for the eye, dedicated to helping consumers see, look and feel better through innovative technology and design. Its core businesses include soft and rigid gas permeable contact lenses, lens care products, ophthalmic surgical and pharmaceutical products. The Company is advantaged with some of the most respected brands in the world starting with its name, Bausch & Lomb(R), and including SofLens(TM), PureVision(TM), Boston(R), ReNu(R), Storz(R) and Technolas(TM). Founded in 1853 in Rochester, N.Y., where it continues to have its headquarters, the Company has annual revenues of approximately $1.7 billion and employs approximately 12,000 people in more than 50 countries. Bausch & Lomb products are available in more than 100 countries around the world. More information about the Company can be found on the Bausch & Lomb web site at www.bausch.com. Copyright Bausch & Lomb. Note: A photo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.012803/bb7 |
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