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Board of Directors and Officers The Board of Directors, top row, from left: Clateo Castellini, Willard J. Overlock, Jr., Harry N. Beaty, James F. Orr, Henry P. Becton, Jr. and Frank A. Olson. Bottom row, from left: Alfred Sommer, Margaretha af Ugglas, Edward J. Ludwig, James E. Perrella and Bertram L. Scott. Board of Directors Harry N. Beaty, M.D.1,3 Emeritus Dean-Northwestern University Medical School, and Chairman of the Board and President-Northwestern University Medical Faculty Foundation Henry P. Becton, Jr.2,3,4 President and General Manager- WGBH Educational Foundation Clateo Castellini3,5 Retired Chairman of the Board-BD Edward J. Ludwig5 Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer-BD Frank A. Olson2,5,6 Chairman of the Board and Retired Chief Executive Officer-The Hertz Corporation James F. Orr1,3 Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer- Convergys Corporation Willard J. Overlock, Jr.1,2,5,6 Retired Partner-Goldman, Sachs & Co. James E. Perrella2,5,6 Retired Chairman of the Board- Ingersoll-Rand Company Bertram L. Scott1,4 President of TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Company and Executive Vice President of TIAA-CREF Alfred Sommer, M.D., M.H.S.4,6 Dean of The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Professor of Ophthalmology, Epidemiology and International Health Margaretha af Ugglas1,4 Member of the Board- Stockholm University and Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation Committees Appointed by the Board of Directors 1 - Audit Committee 2 - Compensation and Benefits      Committee 3 - Corporate Governance and      Nominating Committee 4 - Corporate Affairs Committee 5 - Executive Committee 6 - Finance and Investment Committee Corporate Officers Edward J. Ludwig Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Richard K. Berman Vice President and Treasurer Mark H. Borofsky Vice President-Taxes James R. Brown Vice President-Quality Management Gilberto D. Bulcao President-South Latin America Gary M. Cohen President-BD Medical Systems John R. Considine Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Helen Cunniff President-BD Asia-Pacific Jean-Marc Dageville Vice President-Human Resources David T. Durack, M.D. Vice President-Corporate Medical Affairs Vincent A. Forlenza Senior Vice President-Technology, Strategy and Development A. John Hanson President-BD Europe Bridget M. Healy Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Laureen Higgins President-North Latin America William A. Kozy President-BD Clinical Laboratory Solutions and Company Operations Deborah J. Neff President-BD Biosciences Dean J. Paranicas Vice President-Investor Relations and Public Affairs Patricia B. Shrader Vice President- Regulatory Affairs William A. Tozzi Vice President and Controller Rex C. Valentine President-BD Japan