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.