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Published on: 6/10/2009
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A. Thomas Bender
Independent Director
Committee Chair for Compensation Committee
Mr. Bender has served on our Board since June 2008.
Since July 2002, Mr. Bender has been Chairman of the Board of The Cooper Companies, Inc., a publicly traded global specialty medical products company.
From May 1995 through his retirement in October 2007, Mr. Bender served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Cooper Companies, Inc.
From June 1991 to December 2004, he also served as President of CooperVision, the contact lens subsidiary of The Cooper Companies, Inc.
Between 1966 and 1991, Mr. Bender held a variety of positions at Allergan, Inc. (a manufacturer of eye and skin care products), including Corporate Senior Vice President, and President and Chief Operating Officer of Herbert Laboratories, Allergan's dermatology division.
Mr.Bender serves of the board of directors for iScience Interventional, Inc., and their compensation committee, as well as the board of directors for Mission Hospital Foundation in Mission Viejo, CA.
Mr. Bender is also on the Advisory Boards of a number of Orange County, California non-profit organizations.
Mr. Bender earned his B.A. in History and English from the University of St. Thomas.