EX-1 2 a2045339zex-1.txt INFORMATION CONCERNING EXECUTIVE OFFICERS & DIRS. Exhibit 1 Information Concerning Executive Officers and Directors of Abbott Laboratories --------------------------------- The current corporate officers and directors of Abbott Laboratories are listed below. The address of Abbott Laboratories is: Abbott Laboratories, 100 Abbott Park Road, Abbott Park, Illinois 60064-6049. Abbott Laboratories does not consider all of its corporate officers to be executive officers as defined by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Releases thereunder. Unless otherwise indicated, all positions set forth below opposite an individual's name refer to positions within Abbott Laboratories, and, where applicable, the business address listed for each individual not principally employed by Abbott Laboratories is also the address of the corporation or other organization which principally employs that individual.
POSITION/PRESENT PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION OR EMPLOYMENT NAME AND BUSINESS ADDRESS CITIZENSHIP CORPORATE OFFICERS ------------------ Miles D. White(1) Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer U.S.A. Jeffrey M. Leiden(1) Executive President, Pharmaceuticals and Director U.S.A. Richard A. Gonzales(1) Executive President, Medical Products U.S.A. Joy A. Amundson(1) Senior Vice President, Ross Products U.S.A. Christopher B. Begley(1) Senior Vice President, Hospital Products U.S.A. Thomas D. Brown(1) Senior Vice President, Diagnostic Operations U.S.A. Jose M. de Lasa(1) Senior Vice President, Secretary and General U.S.A. Counsel William G. Dempsey(1) Senior Vice President, International U.S.A. Operations Thomas C. Freyman(1) Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial U.S.A. Officer Arthur J. Higgins(1) Senior Vice President, Pharmaceutical Operations United Kingdom CORPORATE OFFICERS ------------------ Continued ------------------ Thomas M. Wascoe(1) Senior Vice President, Human Resources U.S.A. Lance B. Wyatt(1) Senior Vice President, Specialty Products U.S.A. Catherine V. Babington Vice President, Investor Relations and Public U.S.A. Affairs Patrick J. Balthrop Vice President, Diagnostic Commercial U.S.A. Operations Mark E. Barmak Vice President, Government Affairs U.S.A. Michael G. Beatrice Vice President, Corporate Regulatory U.S.A. Christopher A. Bleck Vice President, Pediatrics, Ross Products U.S.A. Douglas C. Bryant Vice President, Diagnostic Operations, Asia U.S.A. and Pacific Gary R. Byers Vice President, Internal Audit U.S.A. Thomas F. Chen Vice President, Pacific, Asia, and Africa U.S.A. Operations Edward J. Fiorentino Vice President, Pharmaceutical Products, U.S.A. Marketing, and Sales Gary L. Flynn(1) Vice President and Controller U.S.A. Stephen R. Fussell Vice President, Compensation and Development U.S.A. David B. Goffredo Vice President, European Operations U.S.A. Robert B. Hance Vice President, Diagnostic Operations, Europe, Africa U.S.A. and Middle East Guillermo A. Herrera Vice President, Latin America and Canada Colombia Operations James J. Koziarz, Ph.D. Vice President, Diagnostic Products Research U.S.A. and Development John C. Landgraf Vice President, Corporate Engineering U.S.A. Elaine R. Leavenworth Vice President, Abbott HealthSystems U.S.A. John M. Leonard Vice President, Pharmaceutical Development U.S.A. CORPORATE OFFICERS ------------------ Continued ------------------ Greg W. Linder Vice President and Treasurer U.S.A. John F. Lussen Vice President, Taxes U.S.A. Edward L. Michael Vice President, Diagnostic Assays and Systems U.S.A. Karen L. Miller Vice President, Information Technology U.S.A. Daniel W. Norbeck Vice President, Pharmaceutical Discovery U.S.A. Edward A. Ogunro Vice President, Hospital Products Research and U.S.A. Development, Medical and Regulatory Affairs Marcia A. Thomas Vice President, Diagnostic Quality Assurance, U.S.A. Regulatory Affairs and Compliance Steven J. Weger Vice President, Corporate Planning and U.S.A. Development Susan M. Widner Vice President, Diagnostic Operations, U.S. U.S.A. and Canada
(1) Pursuant to Item 401 (b) of Regulation S-K Abbott has identified these persons as "executive officers" within the meaning of Item 401 (b).
POSITION/PRESENT PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION OR EMPLOYMENT NAME AND BUSINESS ADDRESS CITIZENSHIP DIRECTORS --------- Roxanne S. Austin Corporate Senior Vice President and Chief U.S.A. Financial Officer Hughes Electronics Corporation P. O. Box 956 200 N. Sepulveda Blvd. El Segundo, California 90245-0956 H. Laurance Fuller Retired Co-Chairman, U.S.A. BP Amoco, p.l.c. c/o Primacy Business Center 1111 E. Warrenville Road Suite 257 Naperville, Illinois 60563 Jack M. Greenberg Chairman and Chief Executive Officer U.S.A. McDonald's Corporation One Kroc Drive Oak Brook, Illinois 60521 David A. Jones Chairman of the Board U.S.A. Humana Inc. 500 W. Main Street Humana Building Louisville, Kentucky 40202 Jeffrey M. Leiden Officer of Abbott U.S.A. The Rt. Hon. the Lord Physician, Politician, and Businessman United Kingdom Owen CH House of Lords Westminster, London SW1A 0PW, England Boone Powell, Jr. Chairman U.S.A. Baylor Health Care System 3500 Gaston Avenue Dallas, Texas 75246 DIRECTORS - Continued --------------------- Addison Barry Rand Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer U.S.A. Avis Group 900 Old Country Road Garden City, New York 11530 Dr. W. Ann Reynolds President U.S.A. The University of Alabama at Birmingham AB 1070 701 20th Street South Birmingham, Alabama 35294-0110 Roy S. Roberts Retired Group Vice President U.S.A. North American Vehicle Sales, Service and Marketing General Motors 317 Pine Ridge Drive Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304 William D. Smithburg Retired Chairman, President and Chief U.S.A. Executive Officer The Quaker Oats Company 676 N. Michigan Avenue Suite 3860 Chicago, Illinois 60611 John R. Walter Chairman U.S.A. Manpower, Inc. 5301 N. Ironwood Road Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53217 Miles D. White Officer of Abbott U.S.A.