COMPANY

Manufacturer of medical equipment and supplies, founded 1897 by Maxwell W. Becton and Fairleigh S. Dickinson, Sr.

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

Industry:
Medical Equipment

Ticker:
NYSE:BDX

Corporate headquarters:
Franklin Lakes, NJ

Sales:
$4.9B (2004)

Employees:
25,000 (2004)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John R. Considine	Business	c. 1950		Vice Chairman of Becton Dickinson
Raymond V. Gilmartin	Business	6-Mar-1941		CEO of Merck, 1994-2005
Nicholas J. LaHowchic	Business	c. 1948		Former EVP at Limited Brands
Ralph S. Larsen	Business	c. 1939		CEO of Johnson & Johnson, 1989-2002
Edward J. Ludwig	Business	c. 1951		CEO of Becton Dickinson

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Basil L. Anderson	Business	c. 1945		Vice Chairman of Staples, 2001-06
Henry P. Becton, Jr.	Business	1943		WGBH Educational Foundation
John R. Considine	Business	c. 1950		Vice Chairman of Becton Dickinson
Edward F. Degraan	Business	c. 1944		Vice Chairman of Gillette, 2003-06
Claire M. Fraser-Liggett	Biologist	c. 1955		Genomic researcher
Marshall O. Larsen	Business	c. 1948		CEO of Goodrich
Edward J. Ludwig	Business	c. 1951		CEO of Becton Dickinson
Adel A. Mahmoud	Doctor	c. 1942		Molecular Biology Professor at Princeton
Gary A. Mecklenburg	Business	c. 1946		Northwestern Memorial HealthCare
Cathy E. Minehan	Business	15-Feb-1947		President of the Boston Fed, 1994-2007
James F. Orr	Business	c. 1946		CEO of Convergys, 1998-2007
Willard J. Overlock, Jr.	Business	c. 1946		Former Partner, Goldman Sachs
Bertram L. Scott	Business	c. 1951		EVP at TIAA-CREF
Alfred Sommer	Doctor	1942		SPH Dean at Johns Hopkins, 1990-2005

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Raymond V. Gilmartin	Business	6-Mar-1941		CEO of Merck, 1994-2005
Frank A. Olson	Business	19-Jul-1932		CEO of Hertz Corporation, 1977-99
Raymond S. Troubh	Business	3-May-1926		Independent Financial Consultant

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