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Timothy M. Ring 49 was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for C. R. Bard Inc. on August 8 2003. He joined Bard in June 1992 as Corporate Vice President - Human Resources and was promoted to Group Vice President - International in December 1993. In November 1995 was given additional responsibility for Interventional Cardiology and Electrophysiology. In January 1997 he also resumed additional responsibility for the Cardiac Assist and Cardiopulmonary divisions and in April 1997 was promoted to Group President for Coronary Vascular Products. In 1999 he was named Group President for Bard Electrophysiology and Peripheral Vascular Products and in 2002 was given additional responsibility for Bard Access Systems Bard Europe and Corporate Healthcare Services.
Prior to Bard he worked for Abbott Laboratories for nearly 10 years most recently as Director of Personnel for the Hospital Products Division. During 1990 he was General Manager for Abbott's Australian New Zealand and Indonesian operations residing in Sydney. From 1987 to 1989 he was Director of Personnel for Pacific/Asia/Africa and Europe. In 1984 to 1986 he was also Director of Personnel for Latin America & South East Asia. He started at Abbott in 1983 as Assistant Personnel Manager for the Pharmaceutical Division.
Prior to joining Abbott Tim was employed by The General Motors Corporation which he joined upon graduation from Cornell.
Tim has a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University. Tim is a trustee for the Foundation of The University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey serves on the Scholarship Committee for The Delbarton School of Morristown New Jersey and The New Jersey Special Olympics Fund Raising Committee. Tim is also a member of the Healthcare Research Development Institute and AdvaMed the medical device industry association. | 