Board of Directors

Board Committees

Board Commitees [PDF]

Communicate with Directors

Communicate with Directors

Photo: Daniel J. Starks 

Daniel J. Starks 
Chairman
Director since 1996

President and Chief Executive Officer of St. Jude Medical
2004 – Present  

Photo: John W. Brown

John W. Brown
Governance and Nominating Committee Chairperson
Director since 2005

Chairman Emeritus of Stryker Corporation
1980 – December 2009 

Photo: Richard R. Devenuti

Richard R. Devenuti
Audit Committee Member
Director since 2001

President, Information Intelligence Group of EMC Corporation
July 2008 – Present

Photo: Stuart M. Essig

Stuart M. Essig, Ph.D. 
Compensation Committee Chairperson
Governance and Nominating Committee Member
Director since 1999

Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of Integra Life Sciences Holdings Corporation
1997 – Present

Photo: Thomas H. Garrett III

Thomas H. Garrett
Audit Committee Member
Director since 1979

Self-employed as a business consultant (retired)
Retired  in 2010

Photo: Barbara B. Hill

Barbara B. Hill
Compensation Committee Member
Director since 2007

Business Consultant and Chief Executive Officer of ValueOptions, Inc. (retired)
Retired in 2010

Photo: Michael A. Rocca

Michael A. Rocca
Audit Committee Chairperson
Director since 2004

Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Mallinckrodt, Inc.
Retired in 2000 

Photo: Wendy L. Yarno

Wendy L. Yarno
Compensation Committee Member
Governance and Nominating Committee Member
Director since 2002

Chief Marketing Officer of HemoShear, LLC, Chief Marketing Officer of Merck & Co., Inc.
Retired in 2008 

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