John J. Greisch was elected President & Chief Executive Officer of Hill-Rom effective January 8, 2010. Mr. Greisch was most recently President International Operations for Baxter International, Inc. (NYSE:BAX), a position he held since 2006. During his seven year tenure with Baxter, he also served as Baxter's Chief Financial Officer and as President of Baxter's BioScience division. Before his time with Baxter, he was President & CEO for FleetPride Corporation in Deerfield, Ill., an independent after market distribution company serving the transportation industry. Prior to his tenure at FleetPride, he held various positions at The Interlake Corporation in Lisle, Ill., a leading global engineered materials and industrial equipment supplier, including serving as President of the company's Materials Handling Group. Mr. Greisch currently serves on the Boards of Directors for TomoTherapy, Inc., and for Children's Memorial Hospital Foundation in Chicago. He also is on the Board of Trustees for the John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.
Abel Ang
Chief Technology Officer and Vice President Global Product Platforms
Abel Ang has served as Chief Technology Officer and Vice President Global Product Platforms for Hill-Rom since May 2008. He joined the company in June 2006 and held previous positions as Vice President and General Manager of Hill-Rom's Global Surfaces and Therapy Business and as Vice President for International Business and Technology Development. Prior to joining Hill-Rom, he headed the global Medical Technology and Biotechnology industry groups in the Singapore Economic Development Board's Biomedical Division. Mr. Ang also teaches at the MBA program of the Nanyang Business School, which has been consistently ranked as one of the top MBA schools in Asia.
Martha Goldberg Aronson
Senior Vice President and President North America
Martha Goldberg Aronson was elected Senior Vice President and President North America for Hill-Rom in August 2010. Before joining Hill-Rom, she was most recently a Senior Vice President at Medtronic where she held a variety of marketing and general management roles, including Vice President & General Manager Gastroenterology/Urology, and Vice President & General Manager for Medtronic's Neurological and Diabetes business in Europe, where she was based in Switzerland. Ms Aronson started her career with Bain & Company, after graduating from Wellesley College. She has an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Mark D. Baron
Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain
Mark D. Baron was elected Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain for Hill-Rom in May 2006. He joined the company in 2001, and in the past held the positions of Vice President and General Manager of the Care Environment Business Unit for Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Vice President, Global Supply Chain. Before joining Hill-Rom, he held a number of positions with the Lockheed Martin Corporation, including Vice President, Material Acquisition from 1998 to 2001 and various leadership roles in Operations and Quality from 1993 to 1998. Prior to his Lockheed Martin positions, he progressed through positions of increasing responsibility in Operations with the General Electric Company.
Kimberly K. Dennis
Senior Vice President, Post Acute-Care North America
Kimberly K. Dennis was elected Senior Vice President, Post-Acute Care and Information Technology for Hill-Rom, on October 1, 2006. Before that, she served in several Company vice president roles at Hillenbrand Industries leading Shared Services and Information Technology since August 5, 2003. She was Vice President, Business Information Systems for Batesville Casket Company, from August 2001 to August 2003, and Director, Enterprise Systems for Batesville Casket Company, from January 2000 to August 2001. Her career with the Company started in 1989 with Batesville Casket Company. During her tenure, she held positions of increasing responsibility in finance, planning, operations, logistics and information technology in assignments at Batesville Casket Company, Hillenbrand Industries and Hill-Rom.
John H. Dickey
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
John H. Dickey was elected Senior Vice President of Hillenbrand Industries and Hill-Rom effective October 1, 2007. When Hillenbrand Industries split its two major operating companies in 2008, Mr. Dickey continued as Senior Vice President of Hill-Rom. He served as Vice President of Human Resources for Hillenbrand Industries and Hill-Rom since January 1, 2006, and served as the Vice President of Human Resources and Administration for Batesville Casket Company prior to that since October 22, 2001. Mr. Dickey previously held the position of Vice President of Human Resources for Forethought Financial Services from 1997 to 2001. Prior to that, he was Director of Human Resources Field Operations and Sales, for Hill-Rom Company from 1990 to 1997. He began his career with the company in 1976, where he held positions of increasing responsibility in logistics, operations and human resources.
Richard G. Keller was elected Vice President, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer of Hillenbrand Industries, effective August 4, 2005. When Hillenbrand Industries split its two major operating companies in 2008, he continued in that role for Hill-Rom. He had served as Executive Director Controller for Hill-Rom, since March 2004, and as Director, Financial Planning and Analysis for Hillenbrand Industries, from May 2002 to March 2004. Prior to joining the company, he served as a Director in the Audit and Business Advisory Services group of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Susan R. Lichtenstein
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Chief Legal Officer
Susan R. Lichtenstein was elected Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Chief Legal Officer for Hill-Rom effective May 2010. She most recently served as Corporate Vice President and General Counsel at Baxter International, where she was responsible for global legal matters, corporate communications and government affairs. Before joining Baxter, Lichtenstein served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Ameritech Corporation and Tellabs, Inc. She also served in senior positions at both the the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago, and was a partner with the law firm of Schiff Hardin & Waite. Ms. Lichtenstein serves on the boards of trustees of The Lyric Opera of Chicago, The Ravinia Festival, the Midwest Region of the Anti-Defamation League, and Olin-Sang Ruby Union Institute.
Gregory N. Miller
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Gregory N. Miller was elected Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer for Hillenbrand Industries and Hill-Rom, effective July 14, 2005. When Hillenbrand Industries split its two major operating companies in 2008, Mr. Miller continued as Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer for Hill-Rom. He previously held the positions of Vice President Controller and Chief Accounting Officer for Hillenbrand Industries, from May 2002 to July 2005, and Vice President Controller from November 2001 to May 2002. Before joining the Company, he held a number of positions with Newell Rubbermaid, Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of name-brand consumer products and its divisions, including Group Vice President and Controller Photo Fashions and Juvenile Products Groups, Newell Rubbermaid from 2000 to 2001; Vice President and Controller Little Tikes Company, a Newell Rubbermaid division, from 1999 to 2000; Vice President and Controller and various positions of increasing responsibility in finance for Newell Window Furnishings/Kirsch from 1993 to 1999. Prior to his Newell positions, he held positions with the accounting firms of Deloitte & Touche LLP and Grant Thornton.
Alejandro Infante Saracho
Senior Vice President and President International
Alehandro Infante Saracho was elected Senior Vice President and President International for Hill-Rom effective May 2010. Before joining the company, he spent more than 25 years with Hospira and Abbott serving in a number of executive positions, including President of the Americas, General Manager International Operations and Regional Director Latin America for Hospira. He also served as General Manager for Mexico and for Poland while at Abbott. Infante is a native of Mexico.
Philip Settimi, M.D.
Senior Vice President Global Marketing & Corporate Strategy and Chief Marketing Officer
Philip Settimi was elected Senior Vice President Global Marketing & Corporate Strategy and Chief Marketing Officer for Hill-Rom effective May 2010. He joined Hill-Rom from Hospira, where he was Vice President Global Marketing for Hospira's medical device business. Dr, Settimi previously worked for General Electric's health care business, serving in a number of marketing and strategy roles. Dr. Settimi has an undergraduate degree in economics, a master's degree in biomedical engineering and a Doctor of Medicine, all from the University of Michigan.
Perry Stuckey
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Perry Stuckey was elected Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer in August 2010. Before joining Hill-Rom, he was with Rockwell Automation, where he most recently was Vice President, Human Resources for Rockwell's Automation Control Products and Solutions Business Segment. Earlier, Mr. Stuckey began his career at Monsanto, where he held human resources roles of increasing responsibility. Mr. Stuckey holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Arkansas and a master's degree from Case Western Reserve University.
Blair A. (Andy) Rieth
Vice President Investor Relations and Global Brand Development
Blair A. Rieth was hired as Vice President of Investor Relations, Communications and Global Brand Development for Hill-Rom in June 2006. Before joining the company, he held various positions for Guidant Corporation from 1994 to 2006, including his most recent role as Investor Relations Officer from 2000 to 2006. Before Guidant, Mr. Rieth held a variety of management positions within sales, product management, mergers and acquisitions and business development for Eli Lilly and Company.