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Carestream Health Establishes Its Founding Board of Directors



    Carestream Health, Inc., today announced members of its founding
    Board of Directors, which will help drive the company's growth as an
    independent healthcare technology leader. The new Board is charged
    with overseeing the company's strategy and supporting its vision "to
    change the landscape of healthcare by providing solutions that
    dramatically improve the quality and cost of care."

    Robert M. Le Blanc, a Managing Director of Onex Corporation, will
    serve as the Board's Chairman. Other Board members are Robert M. Haft,
    Kevin J. Hobert, James T. Kelly, Michael C. Pomeroy, and Eliot L.
    Siegel, M.D.

    Carestream Health began operations as a standalone entity in May,
    when Onex Corporation (TSX: OCX), headquartered in Toronto, Canada,
    acquired Eastman Kodak Company's Health Group in a transaction valued
    at US$2.35 billion. Carestream Health today is a health imaging and IT
    company with more than US$2.5 billion in revenue and approximately
    8,100 employees worldwide. Onex, with annual consolidated revenues of
    US$27 billion, is one of Canada's largest corporations, with operating
    companies in a variety of industries, including electronics
    manufacturing services, aerostructures manufacturing, healthcare,
    financial services and more.

    "Carestream Health has great customer relationships, a leading
    portfolio of healthcare imaging and IT solutions, and a motivated and
    talented team," said Kevin J. Hobert, Chief Executive Officer of
    Carestream Health. "Our new Board provides a wealth of experience and
    expertise in business, healthcare, and information technology and is
    engaged in helping us build on our strengths, deliver value to our
    customers and grow our business."

    Carestream Health Board of Directors

    Three of the six Carestream Health Board members are from outside
    the company.

    Robert M. Haft is Chairman, MainStreet Lender, a direct national
    commercial lender, and one of 14 non-bank lenders authorized by the
    U.S. Small Business Administration to make government guaranteed
    loans. As Co-Founder of MainStreet Lender, Haft has founded and
    managed five financial, investment, and retail companies, led three
    companies to initial public offerings, and served as CEO or President
    of two public companies with more than $1 billion in revenue.

    Kevin J. Hobert is Chief Executive Officer, Carestream Health.
    Hobert formerly served as President of Kodak's Health Group and as a
    Kodak Senior Vice President. Prior to joining Kodak, he led a global
    business segment for GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric
    Company.

    James T. Kelly is a private investor. He served as President and
    Chief Executive Officer of Lincare Holdings Inc. from 1986 to 1996 and
    as Chairman of the Board of Lincare from 1994 to 2000. Lincare is a
    publicly traded company that provides patients in-home respiratory
    care, infusion therapy and medical equipment. Currently, Kelly serves
    as a Director of American Dental Partners, Inc., Emergency Medical
    Services Corp., and HMS Holdings Corp.

    Robert M. Le Blanc is Managing Director, Onex Corporation. Le
    Blanc has led Onex' acquisitions in the healthcare sector, and is a
    Director of several Onex companies, including Emergency Medical
    Services Corp., Res-Care, Inc., Center for Diagnostic Imaging, Inc.,
    Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc., and The Warranty Group, Inc. Le Blanc
    also serves on boards at several other companies, including Magellan
    Health Services, First Berkshire Hathaway Life, and Connecticut
    Children's Medical Center.

    Michael C. Pomeroy is Chief Financial Officer, Carestream Health.
    He formerly served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of
    Kodak's Health Group. Pomeroy's credentials also include a 20-year
    career at General Electric, where he led the European finance
    operations for the Aircraft Engines division, a $2 billion business
    delivering record revenue, income and cash flows for two successive
    years.

    Eliot L. Siegel, M.D., is Professor and Vice Chair, University of
    Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Radiology. He
    also serves as Chief of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine for the
    Veterans Affairs Maryland Healthcare System. Under Siegel's guidance,
    the VA Maryland Healthcare System became the first "filmless" (all
    digital) healthcare enterprise in the United States. He is recognized
    worldwide as a premier authority on digital medical imaging and is
    currently responsible for the National Cancer Institute's Image
    Archive and serves as workspace lead of NCI's caBIG In Vivo Imaging
    Workspace.

    Full bios of each board member, as well as their photos, can be
    found on Carestream Health's web site (www.carestreamhealth.com).

    "This outstanding team of directors perfectly complements the
    talents of Carestream Health's leadership team and the company's
    dedicated employees around the world," Le Blanc said. "Together, we
    are confident that we can enable our customers to be successful,
    create lasting value for the organization, and positively influence
    the healthcare landscape for generations to come."

    About Carestream Health, Inc.

    With revenues of more than $2.5 billion, Carestream Health, Inc.,
    is a leading provider of dental and medical imaging systems and
    healthcare IT solutions; molecular imaging systems for the life
    science research and drug discovery/development market segments; and
    x-ray film and digital x-ray products for the non-destructive testing
    market. The company emerged in 2007 when Onex Corporation (TSX: OCX)
    of Toronto, Canada, purchased Eastman Kodak Company's Health Group.
    For more information about Carestream Health, contact your Carestream
    Health representative or visit www.carestreamhealth.com.

    CARESTREAM, DIRECTVIEW and DRYVIEW are trademarks of Carestream
    Health, Inc.

    KODAK is a trademark of Kodak used under license.