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Mr. Brown joined Abbott Laboratories in 1974 as a sales representative in the Company's Diagnostics Division (ADD). From 1977 through 2002, he held numerous sales, marketing, and general management positions of increasing responsibility within ADD. In 1985 he assumed the position of Director of Sales and in 1986 was promoted to Divisional Vice President of U.S. Sales. In 1987 he was named Divisional Vice President and General Manager, Western Hemisphere Commercial Operations and in 1992 he was named Divisional Vice President, Commercial Operations. He was elected Corporate Vice President Worldwide Diagnostic Commercial Operations in 1993. In 1998, Mr. Brown was named Senior Vice President and President Diagnostics Division, a position held until his retirement from Abbott Labs in 2002. Mr. Brown holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He also currently serves on the Board of Directors for Ventana Medical Systems, Quidel Corporation and is Vice Chairman of the Condell Medical Center. | 