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News Release - May 9, 2007
Jeffrey Kao Named Senior Vice President of Sales, Clinical and IT Solutions at Hill-Rom
BATESVILLE, Ind., May 9 (HSMN NewsFeed) -- Hill-Rom, the health care unit of Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. (NYSE: HB ), announced that Jeffrey Kao has been named Senior Vice President, Sales, Clinical and IT Solutions.Kao's primary focus will be on further developing the Hill-Rom North America sales channel and integrating the existing product portfolio with new information technology applications software solutions, as well as with new clinical consulting, data analysis and change management services. These areas will soon be linked seamlessly to help customers extract more value from their investments in products and technologies.
"Jeff comes to us with a wonderfully diverse background and a history of success," said Peter Soderberg, president and CEO of Hillenbrand Industries and Hill-Rom. "He brings a unique set of leadership skills in medical technology that will help us develop new thinking and new ways of delivering on our commitment to enhancing outcomes for patients and their caregivers."
Soderberg added, "We offer our customers integrated solutions to make the most of their people, internal processes and acquired technology. Jeff brings expertise and strategic thinking to these key areas and will be an inspiration to those he leads. He will be instrumental in helping lead Hill-Rom to realize its potential as a unique medical technology company with services and offerings that are highly differentiated from our competitors."
Kao's background includes his most recent role as President & CEO of a software company owned by Accel-KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts). Before that, he was the Senior Vice President and General Manager of a $220 million unit of IDX, a leading health care IT solutions company, and he played a major role in its integration into GE after its acquisition in early 2006. Before IDX, Kao spent 15 years with GE in a variety of key leadership roles, including most recently a role with global P&L responsibility for GE Healthcare's Functional Imaging business, and earlier a role as General Manager for GE's Nuclear Medicine business. Prior to that assignment, Kao worked in R&D as the Quality Leader and Master Black Belt of 6-Sigma across all of GE Medical Systems' diagnostic imaging modalities including X-ray, CT, MRI, and Surgical and Vascular systems.
Kao has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington, and a Master of Science degree in EECS from the University of California at Berkeley.
ABOUT HILLENBRAND INDUSTRIES, INC.
Hillenbrand Industries is organized into two operating companies serving the health care and funeral services industries.
Hill-Rom is a leading worldwide manufacturer and provider of medical technologies and related services for the health care industry, including patient support systems, non-invasive therapeutic products for a variety of acute and chronic medical conditions, medical equipment rentals, and healthcare information technology solutions. Hill-Rom's comprehensive product and service offerings are used by health care providers across the care continuum in hospitals, extended care facilities and home care settings to enhance the safety and quality of patient care.
Batesville Casket Company is a leader in the North American death care industry through the sale of funeral services products, including burial caskets, cremation caskets, containers and urns, selection room display fixturing and other personalization and memorialization products.
Source: Hillenbrand Industries
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