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Tommy Thompson elected to board of Jersey medical firm

August 17, 2005

Madison, Wis. - Former Wisconsin Gov. and Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson will join the board of directors at C.R. Bard, the company announced Tuesday. Thompson was elected to the post at the company's August board meeting.

Bard, a healthcare technology firm headquartered in New Jersey, manufactures and sells specialty devices for vascular, urology, oncology and surgical specialty products. Thompson will join a board of directors that includes Tony White, president of Appelara Corp. and Gail Naughton, dean of the College of Business Administration at San Diego State University

Thompson, a four-time Wisconsin governor, is also a member of the board of directors at the RFID manufacturer VeriChip and president of Logistics Health Inc. He also serves as the honorary chairman of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and is independent chairman of the Deloitte Center for Health Care Management.

"Having served as the nation's leading advocate for the health and welfare of all Americans, Tommy Thompson brings a very unique and valuable perspective to our board," said Bard chairman and chief executive officer Timothy M. Ring, in a statement. "We look forward to working with him in the coming years."

Comments

Valerie Parkhurst responded 4 years ago: #1

I was hoping you would forward this to Mr.Tommy Thompson. I read the book, Hard America, Soft America by Michael Barone. It was in that book I read about Mr. Thompson and subsequently looked into his public service history. I was so impressed by what he accomplished in his service to not just his state but his appointment to secretary of Health and Human Services record, I had to try and find him and let him know how deeply appreciative I am of his efforts.Please tell him he is a good man and he has done so much for all of us, that when I get fed up with all the politicians and aggravated over government, I think of his accomplishments and my faith is renewed...and please tell him one more thing...if he ever ran for President, I would be his biggest supporter...thanks for reading this..sincerely, Valerie

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