COMPANY

Eye products, founded 1853 by John Jacob Bausch and Henry Lomb.

Official Website:
http://www.bausch.com/

Industry:
Medical Equipment

Ticker:
NYSE:BOL

Corporate headquarters:
Rochester, NY

Sales:
$2.2B (2004)

Employees:
12,500

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Diane C. Harris	Business	c. 1942		Hypotenuse Enterprises, Inc.
Thomas C. McDermott	Business	c. 1936		COO of Bausch and Lomb, 1986-93
Gerald M. Ostrov	Business	c. 1949		CEO of Bausch & Lomb
William H. Waltrip	Business	?		CEO of Bausch & Lomb, 1996-2002
Ronald L. Zarrella	Business	1949		CEO of Bausch & Lomb, 2001-08

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Alan M. Bennett	Business	c. 1951		CFO of Aetna
Domenico De Sole	Business	1944		CEO of Gucci, 1994-2004
J. Raymond Elliott	Business	c. 1950		CEO of Zimmer Holdings, 2001-07
Paul A. Friedman	Business	c. 1942		CEO of Incyte
Jonathan S. Linen	Business	c. 1944		Vice Chairman of American Express, 1993-2005
Ruth R. McMullin	Business	c. 1943		CEO of John Wiley & Sons, 1989-90
Gerald M. Ostrov	Business	c. 1949		CEO of Bausch & Lomb
Linda Johnson Rice	Business	22-Mar-1958		CEO of Johnson Publishing
Richard F. Wallman	Business	1951		CFO of Honeywell, 1999-2003
William H. Waltrip	Business	?		CEO of Bausch & Lomb, 1996-2002
Barry W. Wilson	Business	c. 1945		Senior VP at Medtronic
Kenneth L. Wolfe	Business	c. 1940		CEO of Hershey, 1994-2001

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Joseph P. Landy	Business	c. 1961		Co-President, Warburg Pincus

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John R. Purcell	Business	c. 1932		Grenadier Associates, Ltd.
Ronald L. Zarrella	Business	1949		CEO of Bausch & Lomb, 2001-08

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Thomas H. McLain	Business	c. 1957		CEO of Nabi Biopharmaceuticals, 2002-07

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