BATESVILLE, Ind., April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hill-Rom (NYSE:
HRC) today announced the appointment of three executive officers.
Alejandro Infante has been named
Senior Vice President and President, International, Susan R. Lichtenstein has been named Senior Vice
President Corporate Affairs and Chief Legal Officer, and
Phillip Settimi, M.D., has been
named Senior Vice President Global Marketing and Chief Marketing
Officer. All three appointments will be effective in early May.
Infante 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 where he earned
his undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering from Universidad
Iberoamericana. At Hill-Rom, Infante will be responsible for
the company's commercial operations outside of North America.
Lichtenstein most recently served as Corporate Vice President
and General Counsel at Baxter International, a position she held
since 2005. Before joining Baxter,
Lichtenstein served as General Counsel for Tellabs and Ameritech,
held senior positions for both the City
of Chicago and the State of
Illinois, and was a partner with Schiff Harden & Waite in Chicago. She received her undergraduate degree
from the University of Minnesota and a
law degree from Northwestern University
School of Law. At Hill-Rom, Lichtenstein will be responsible
for legal matters, quality assurance, regulatory affairs,
government affairs and corporate communications.
Settimi joins Hill-Rom from Hospira, where he was Vice President
Global Marketing for Hospira's medical device business. Settimi
previously worked for General Electric's Healthcare business,
serving in a number of marketing and strategy roles. 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. Settimi will have
responsibility for the company's corporate strategy, global
marketing and product portfolio strategies for all of the company's
businesses.
"I am pleased to have three individuals of this caliber join the
Hill-Rom executive team," said John J.
Greisch, Hill-Rom's President and Chief Executive Officer.
"Each of them brings a unique background and experience to Hill-Rom
and will strengthen our capabilities as we pursue our growth
strategy as a global medical equipment company."
ABOUT HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
Hill-Rom is a leading worldwide manufacturer and provider of
medical technologies and related services for the health care
industry, including patient support systems, safe mobility and
handling solutions, non-invasive therapeutic products for a variety
of acute and chronic medical conditions, medical equipment rentals
and information technology solutions. Hill-Rom's
comprehensive product and service offerings are used by health care
providers across the health care continuum and around the world in
hospitals, extended care facilities and home care settings to
enhance the safety and quality of patient care.
Hill-Rom…enhancing outcomes for patients and their
caregivers.
www.hill-rom.com
Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, regarding the Company's future plans,
objectives, beliefs, expectations, representations and projections.
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of such terms, however, does not mean that the statement is not
forward-looking. It is important to note that forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of future performance, and the
Company's actual results could differ materially from those set
forth in any forward-looking statements. Factors that could
cause actual results to differ from forward-looking statements
include but are not limited to: the Company's dependence on its
relationships with several large group purchasing organizations,
whether the Company's new products are successful in the
marketplace, impacts of healthcare reform, compliance with federal
healthcare programs, collections of accounts receivable, compliance
with FDA regulations, antitrust litigation, potential exposure to
product liability or other claims, failure of the Company's
announced or future strategic initiatives and restructuring and
realignment activities to achieve expected growth, efficiencies or
cost reductions, adverse consequences resulting from the spin-off
of the funeral services business, failure of the Company to execute
its acquisition and business alliance strategy through the
consummation and successful integration of acquisitions or entry
into joint ventures or other business alliances, increased costs or
unavailability of raw materials, adverse changes in global economic
conditions or disruptions of credit markets, labor disruptions, the
ability to retain executive officers and other key personnel,
liquidity of auction rate securities, and certain tax-related
matters. For a more in depth discussion of these and other
factors that could cause actual results to differ from those
contained in forward-looking statements, see the discussions under
the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's previously filed Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the period ended September 30, 2009, and the Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31,
2009, previously filed. The Company assumes no
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
SOURCE Hill-Rom