Medtronic International Executive Barry W. Wilson Brings Expertise in
Pharmaceutical and Device Business, Marketing, Management
ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Mallinckrodt Inc. (NYSE: MKG)
said today that Barry W. Wilson, Medtronic, Inc. senior vice president and
president, Europe, Middle East and Africa, will join its Board of Directors,
effective June 20, 2000. His nomination to a full three-year term to the
Mallinckrodt Board will be submitted to shareholders at the company's annual
meeting in October.
"Barry Wilson is a proven and respected international executive who will
bring outstanding medical products expertise to our highly skilled and
dedicated Board," said C. Ray Holman, Mallinckrodt Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer. "During his 33-year career in the healthcare industry, he
has had marketing, operations, business development, product registration and
general management responsibilities spanning the globe. We are extremely
pleased and fortunate to have Barry join our Board."
Mr. Wilson, now based in Switzerland, was recruited by Medtronic in 1995
to build the company's therapeutical medical technology business in Europe.
Today, under his leadership as president of Europe, Middle East and Africa,
the business is $1 billion in sales and has 4,000 employees.
Prior to joining Medtronic, he spent two years as president of Lederle
International, a division of American Cyanamid. While there, he assisted
Wyeth International in post-acquisition integration after American Home
products bought American Cyanamid.
Wilson began his career with Pfizer, Inc. in 1967, and until 1980 held a
number of senior positions in marketing and brand and product management in
South Africa, Belgium, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea.
In 1980, he joined Squibb Pacific in Hong Kong as vice president and held
a number of top management positions both in the United States and
internationally before being named president of Bristol-Myers Squibb
Intercontinental in 1989, after Squibb and Bristol-Myers merged. He was named
president of Bristol-Myers Squibb Europe in 1991.
Wilson, 55, is a native of England. He holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from
Cambridge University and received an M.B.A. in marketing from The Wharton
School, University of Pennsylvania, in 1967.
Mallinckrodt Inc. is a global manufacturer and marketer of specialty
medical products designed to sustain breathing, diagnose disease and relieve
pain. Named one of America's most admired medical products and equipment
companies by Fortune magazine, Mallinckrodt does business in more than 100
countries. In fiscal 1999, combined net sales were $2.6 billion for
Mallinckrodt's respiratory, imaging and pharmaceutical product lines. Based
in St. Louis, Missouri, Mallinckrodt's website address is http://www.mallinckrodt.com
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