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Market Cap:$917.8M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.3B
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MDS Inc. is a global life sciences company that provides market-leading products and services that are used by our customers for the development of drugs and diagnosis and treatment of disease. Our three core businesses MDS Analytical Technologies, MDS Nordion and MDS Pharma Services are global industry leaders in the respective areas of life sciences tools, molecular imaging, and pharmaceutical contract research. These are robust markets that are expanding rapidly. Along with well-respected brands and strong product and service capabilities, MDS offers strong company leadership. The management team is focused on increasing value for all stakeholders, and on doing business by the core values of trust, respect, integrity, and a commitment to excellence.

President and Chief Executive Officer, Diagnostic Sector
Alan D. Torrie
Number of Employees 5,000
Contact Information

2700 Matheson Blvd E Ste 300 W Tower

Mississauga, Ontario L4W 4V9

mdsinc.com

(416) 213-4082

NAICS Code All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services: 621999

Recent Events

  • Zacks Sell List Highlights: Pinnacle Financial Partners, Marten Transport Ltd., Genzyme Corporation and MDS Inc.

    10/23/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • MDS to sell Central Labs to Czura Thornton

    10/09/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • BRIEF-MDS names Steve West new CEO

    9/17/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - CEO - View Story

  • MDS reports Q3 financial results

    9/11/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Danaher accelerates restructuring plans; will close 30 facilities

    9/03/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • U.S. hospitals rationing nuclear imaging tests

    6/12/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Drug researcher expands its reach

    6/02/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

News & Analysis

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    - 2008-03-06

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    - 2008-02-29

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    - 2008-02-28

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  • Progressive Following on MDS Inc.

    - 2008-02-15

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  • Market Review on MDS Inc.

    - 2008-02-04

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Alan D. Torrie President and Chief Executive Officer, Diagnostic Sector
Ed Rygiel Executive Vice President, Mds Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer
R. Ian Lennox President and Chief Executive Officer, Drug Discovery and Development Sector
Stephen P. Defalco Chief Executive Officer
Andrew W. Boorn President, MDS Analytical Technology
David Spaight President, MDS Pharma Services
Steven M. West President, MDS Nordion
David F. Poirier CIO
Douglas Prince CFO & Executive Vice President, Finance
Gary W. Goertz Executive Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Thomas Gernon Chief Information Officer
Kenneth L. Horton General Counsel & Executive Vice President
Janet Ko Senior Vice President, Comm
John D. Gleason Senior Vice President, Business Development
Robert W. Breckon Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
Sharon M. Mathers Senior Vice President, IR & External Comm
Bruce Tavender Vice President, Finance, Global Mkts & Technology
Catherine Shaw Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
Henry Marcus Vice President, Environment, Health & Safety
Keri Humber Vice President, Strategic Compensation
Kerry Thomas Vice President, Strategic Initiatives & Investments & eBusiness
Peter D. Winkley Vice President, Finance
Roman Szumski Vice President, Life Sciences
Tamra Benjamin Vice President, External and Marketing Communications
Ronald H. Yamada Founder
Charlene McGrady Director, Communications
Kim Lee Senior Director, Investor Relations
Catherine Love Manager, Investor Relations
Shelley Maclean Manager, External Communications
Doug Prince
Jim McClurg
Paul Stulberg
Gregory P. Spivy Director
William A. Etherington Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Mary Mogford Chair of The Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee
Wilfred G. Lewitt Chairman
James A.H. Garner Board of Directors
James M. Reid Board of Directors
James S.A. Macdonald Board of Directors
John A. Morrison Board of Directors
John Rogers Board of Directors
Kathleen M. O'Neill Board of Directors
Nelson M. Sims Board of Directors
Paul S. Anderson Board of Directors
Richard H. McCoy Board of Directors
Robert W. Luba Board of Directors
Thomas Caskey Board of Directors
William A. Eherington Board of Directors
William D. Anderson Board of Directors
William Dempsey Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer, Diagnostic Sector Current
Retirement Residences Real Estate Investment Trust Chief Operating Officer Current
MDS Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cannasat Therapeutics Inc Director Current
MDS Inc. Executive Vice President Former
MDS Inc. Executive Manager Former

Organization Position Status
MDS Capital CEO Current
MDS Inc. Executive Vice President, Mds Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Current
MDS Capital President Current
MDS Inc. President Current
Greenhouse Florida Chairman Current
Homewood Corporation Director Current
Greenhouse Florida Chairman and CEO of Mds Capital Corporation and Executive Vice President of Mds, Inc Former
MDS Inc. Executive Vice President Former
University of Minnesota postdoctoral fellow Former
MDS Capital Chairman Former
MDS Inc. Chairman Former

Prior to joining MDS, Ian Lennox was the President and CEO, Monsanto Canada Inc.; President and CEO, Drug Royalty Corporation; and most recently CEO of Phoenix International Life Sciences. He has been the President and CEO Drug Discovery and Development Sector since the acquisition of Phoenix International in April 2000.

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer, Drug Discovery and Development Sector Current
MDS Inc. Board of Directors Current

Stephen DeFalco, 47, of Toronto, Canada, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of MDS Inc. Mr. DeFalco joined MDS from U.S. Genomics where he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to his role at U.S. Genomics, he served as President of PerkinElmer Instruments and Senior Vice-President of PerkinElmer, Inc. Mr. DeFalco also held senior management positions at United Technologies, McKinsey & Company and IBM. Mr. DeFalco is a Director of BioProcessors Corporation, the Sciex Joint Venture with PerkinElmer and the Sciex Joint Venture with Applied Biosystems, Inc. (now part of Life Technologies).

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
MDS Inc. President Current
MDS Inc. Board of Directors Current

Andy Boorn, PhD, joined MDS Inc. in 1983, and since then has held a number of positions, including Senior Research Scientist, Vice-President, Business Development, and Senior Vice-President, Operations. He was appointed President of MDS Sciex in January 2000. In 2007, MDS Inc. acquired Molecular Devices Corporation which joined with MDS Sciex under the new name of MDS Analytical Technologies.

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. President, MDS Analytical Technology Current

David Spaight joined MDS as President, MDS Pharma Services, in April 2006. He has more than 20 years of experience in the global life sciences industry — most recently as Senior Vice-President, Global Sales and Marketing, Fisher Scientific Products. Prior to that, Mr. Spaight was Vice-President, Global Sales and Marketing at PerkinElmer, Inc., where he led a workforce of more than 1,400 people in 40 countries, and was responsible for $1.1 billion in revenues.

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. President, MDS Pharma Services Current

Steve West joined MDS Capital Corp. in 2001 as a senior partner after serving as President, DiverseyLever Canada. His background includes various CEO assignments in Asia and the Pacific Rim, as well as international business-development responsibilities in the specialty chemicals field. He was appointed to his current position at MDS Nordion in April 2003.

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. President, MDS Nordion Current
MDS Inc. Senior Partner Current

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. CIO Current

Doug Prince joined MDS in March 2007. He has more than 28 years of experience in finance and operations management, most recently as Vice-President Finance at PerkinElmer, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Prince spent 17 years with General Electric, where he led strategic turnarounds, acquisitions, integrations and productivity initiatives. He also held leadership roles with Aeroquip-Vickers and AlliedSignal.

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. CFO & Executive Vice President, Finance Current

Prior to joining MDS, Gary Goertz was Executive Vice-President and CFO, TELUS, and prior to that, Senior Vice-President and CFO, Federal Industries. He has been Executive Vice-President Finance and CFO at MDS since September 1999.

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Executive Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer Current
World Heart Corporation Chair Current
MDS Inc. Board of Directors Current
Federal Industries CFO Former
TELUS Corporation CFO Former
TELUS Corporation Executive Vice President Former
Federal Industries Executive Vice President Former
Federal Industries Senior Vice President Former
World Heart Corporation Board of Directors Former

Tom Gernon joined MDS Inc. as Chief Information Officer (CIO) in September 2005. Prior to joining MDS, Mr. Gernon was Chief Operating Officer of D2Hawkeye Inc., a healthcare software development company. Tom has held CIO positions at both PerkinElmer Inc. and J.P. Morgan Investments, as well as senior management positions at Staples Inc. and Fidelity Investments.

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Chief Information Officer Current

Ken Horton joined MDS Inc. as Vice-President, Corporate Development and General Counsel in December 2005. Prior to joining MDS, Mr. Horton was Vice-President, Acquisitions, Ventures and General Counsel for the Analytical Sciences business unit at PerkinElmer, Inc. While at PerkinElmer, he led the planning, negotiation and closing of numerous strategic transitions, and managed relationships with the United States Food and Drug Administration and other global regulatory agencies. Prior to joining PerkinElmer, Ken practised corporate law with Ropes and Gray in Boston, and was previously a strategy consultant in the U.S. and Europe.

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. General Counsel & Executive Vice President Current
MDS Inc. Vice President, Corporate Development Current
MDS Inc. General Counsel Current

Janet Ko was appointed Senior Vice-President, Communications, in April 2008. Since joining MDS in November 2003, Ms. Ko has held increasingly senior roles in Communications and Organizational Development. Prior to joining MDS, she was head of communications for Pharmacia Canada, and held senior communications posts at GlaxoSmithKline and Ontario's Ministry of the Attorney General.

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Senior Vice President, Comm Current
MDS Inc. Vice President Former

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Senior Vice President, Business Development Current
MDS Inc. Board of Directors Current

Prior to joining MDS in 1992, Rob Breckon was a Partner with Ernst & Young Consulting. He has been the Senior Vice-President Corporate Development since May 2001.

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Senior Vice President, Corporate Development Current
MDS Inc. Board of Directors Current
MDS Inc. Executive Vice President Former

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Senior Vice President, IR & External Comm Current
Cook Inlet Region, Inc. Chair, Ciri Board of Directors, Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. Current
Cook Inlet Region, Inc. Board of Directors Current
York University Bachelor of Administrative Studies Degree Former

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Vice President, Finance, Global Mkts & Technology Current

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Vice President, Strategic Initiatives Current

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Vice President, Environment, Health & Safety Current

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Vice President, Strategic Compensation Current

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Vice President, Strategic Initiatives & Investments & eBusiness Current

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Vice President, Finance Current

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Vice President, Life Sciences Current

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Vice President, External and Marketing Communications Current

Array

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Founder Current

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Director, Communications Current
MDS Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Senior Director, Investor Relations Current

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Manager, Investor Relations Current

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Manager, External Communications Current

Doug Prince joined MDS in March 2007. He has more than 28 years of experience in finance and operations management, most recently as Vice-President Finance at PerkinElmer, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Prince spent 17 years with General Electric, where he led strategic turnarounds, acquisitions, integrations and productivity initiatives. He also held leadership roles with Aeroquip-Vickers and AlliedSignal.

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Mds Pharma Services Chief Scientific Officer Current
Mds Pharma Services Senior Vice President Current
Streck Laboratories Inc. Senior Vice President Current
MDS Inc. Current
Streck Laboratories Inc. Director Current
Health Hero Network, Inc. Director Current
University of Nebraska Board of Directors Current
University of Nebraska College of Medicine Ph.D. Former
University of Nebraska Medical Center PhD In Biochemistry Former
University of Nebraska PH.D. Former
Nebraska Wesleyan University Bs In Chemistry Former

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Current

Mary Mogford, 64, of Newcastle, Canada, was appointed to the Board of the Company in 1998. She is a Corporate Director and a former Deputy Minister of Finance and Deputy Minister of Natural Resources for the Province of Ontario. Ms. Mogford is also a Director of the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan and the SickKids Foundation Board. She was made a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors in 2002 in recognition of her contribution to corporate governance in Canada. In 2004, Ms. Mogford was one of the first Directors accredited to the ICD/Rotman School of Management Directors Education Program.

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Chair of The Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee Current

Wilf Lewitt has been with MDS since 1970. He has held the positions of President and CEO and Chairman and CEO, and is currently Chairman.

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Chairman Current

Gregory P. Spivy has been a director since March 1, 2006. He is a Partner of ValueAct Capital. Prior to joining ValueAct Capital in September 2004, Mr. Spivy worked with Gryphon Investors, a private equity fund managing approximately $500 million. Previously, Mr. Spivy was a Managing Director at Fremont Partners ( Fremont ), overseeing a $605 million private equity fund. Prior to joining Fremont, Mr. Spivy was a Director with The Bridgeford Group, a mergers and acquisitions advisory boutique. Mr. Spivy began his career in the mergers and acquisitions department of Lehman Brothers. Mr. Spivy currently serves as chairman of the board of MSD Ignition, is a director of MSC.Software and is a former director of Kerr Group, Inc. He has a B.A. from Northwestern University.

Organization Position Status
Autotronic Controls Corporation Chairman of the Board Current
Msd Performance, Inc. Chairman of The Board Current
Sioux Falls Auto Auction Board of Directors Current
Seitel, Inc. Board of Directors Current
MSC Software Corporation Board of Directors Current
Autovin, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Msd Performance, Inc. Director Current
MDS Inc. Director Current
PRA International Inc. Director Current
Fremont Partners Managing Director Former
Gryphon Investors Former
Kerr Group, Inc. Director Former
Autotronic Controls Corporation Director Former
Northwestern University B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Board of Directors Current
MDS Inc. Cfo & Executive Vice President, Finance Former

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Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Board of Directors Current

James MacDonald, 63, of Toronto, Canada, was appointed to the Company's Board of Directors in July 2005, and became Chairman in November 2008. Mr. MacDonald is Chairman and Managing Partner of Enterprise Capital Management Inc. Prior to 1997, Mr. MacDonald was Deputy Chairman of Scotia McLeod Inc., having joined a predecessor to that company in 1969. He is also a Director of Cinram International Income Fund, Cymbria Corporation, Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. and Superior Plus Inc., and non-executive Chairman of Cormark Securities Inc.

Organization Position Status
Cormark Securities Inc. Non-Executive Chairman Current
Cymbria Corporation Director Current
MDS Inc. Board of Directors Current

Prior to joining MDS in 1992 as President of MDS Nordion, John Morrison was Director and member of the Executive Committee of CCL Industries Inc.

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Board of Directors Current
MDS Inc. Group President & CEO, Healthcare Provider Markets Former

Organization Position Status
Northstar Healthcare Inc. Board of Directors Current
MDS Inc. Board of Directors Current
MDS Inc. CEO Former
MDS Inc. President Former

Kathleen O’Neill, 55, of Toronto, ON, has served on the Board of the Company since 2005. Ms. O’Neill was an Executive Vice President with BMO Bank of Montreal until January 2005. Prior to joining BMO Bank of Montreal in 1994, Ms. O’Neill was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Ms. O’Neill is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario. She is a director of TMX Group Inc. (formerly TSX Group Inc.), Finning International Inc. and Canadian Tire Bank. Ms. O’Neill is Chair of St. Joseph’s Health Centre Foundation and a past Chair of the Board of St. Joseph’s Health Centre in Toronto. She is also active on several other non-profit boards. In 2005, Ms. O’Neill was accredited to the ICD/Rotman School of Management Directors Education Program.

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Board of Directors Current
TSX Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Nelson Sims, 61, of Key Largo, FL, has served on the Board of the Company since 2001. Mr. Sims was an executive with Eli Lilly and Company for 28 years, prior to his retirement in 2001. His assignments included President of Eli Lilly Canada from 1991 to 1999. Mr. Sims was President and CEO of Novavax, Inc. from 2003 to 2005, and he has served as a Corporate Director and Consultant for several biotech companies. He currently serves on the board of Aastrom Biosciences, Inc.

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Board of Directors Current

Paul S. Anderson, a director since 2002, is former vice president at Bristol-Myers Squibb. Previously, he was VP for chemistry at Merck's West Point, PA facility, and senior VP for DuPont Pharmaceuticals. He has been involved in research leading to Zocor, Trusopt, Aggrastat, Crixivan and Sustiva. He has a Ph.D. from the University of New Hampshire.

Organization Position Status
Albany Molecular Research, Inc. Member, Chair Current
Chemical Heritage Foundation Board of Directors Current
MDS Inc. Board of Directors Current
Albany Molecular Research, Inc. Director Current
Gordon Research Conferences Board of Directors Current
Amira Pharmaceuticals Inc Board of Directors Current
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. Board of Directors Current
Kemia, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Centrose LLC Board of Directors Current
Chemical Heritage Foundation Member Current
New York Academy of Sciences Fellow Current
American Chemical Society President Former
Physical Sciences Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Drug Discovery Vice President Former
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Vice President of Drug Discovery Former
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Site Head Former
American Chemical Society Chairman Former
University of New Hampshire Ph.D. Degree In Organic Chemistry Former
University of Vermont B.S. Degree In Chemistry Former

Richard McCoy has been a director of Gerdau Ameristeel since 2006. He has been in the investment banking business for over 35 years. Prior to retiring in October 2003, Mr. McCoy was Vice Chairman, Investment Banking at TD Securities Inc. Prior to joining TD Securities Inc. in May 1997, Mr. McCoy was Deputy Chairman of CIBC Wood Gundy Securities. Mr. McCoy serves as a director and/or trustee of the following Canadian public entities: Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Investment Company Ltd., Ace Aviation Holdings Inc., Jazz Air Income Fund, MDS Inc., Pizza Pizza Royalty Income Fund, Rothmans Inc., Air Canada and Uranium Participation Corporation. Mr. McCoy holds a Masters of Business Administration from Richard Ivey School of Business Administration, University of Western Ontario.

Organization Position Status
Jazz Air Holding Gp Inc. Chairman Current
Ace Aviation Inc Chair Current
Gerdau AmeriSteel Corporation Board of Directors Current
Air Canada Director Current
Pizza Pizza Royalty Income Fund Board of Directors Current
MDS Inc. Board of Directors Current
ACE Aviation Holdings Inc. Director Current
Rothmans Inc. Director Current
Uranium Participation Corp Board of Directors Current
TD Securities, Inc. Vice Chairman Former
Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario Mba Former

Bob Luba, 66, of Toronto, Canada, was appointed to the Board in 1996. Mr. Luba is President, Luba Financial Inc. Prior to 1994, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Royal Bank Investment Management Inc., President of Crown Life Insurance Company and Senior Vice-President of John Labatt Limited. Mr. Luba is also a Director of AIM Trimark Investments and Softchoice Corporation.

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Board of Directors Current

Dr. Caskey serves as Managing Director of Cogene BioTech Ventures Ltd., where he focuses on expansion-stage investments in the biopharmaceuticals and biotechnology sectors. Dr. Caskey served Baylor College of Medicine for nearly 30 years in several senior positions, including Chairman of the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, where he continues to be an adjunct professor. He was Senior Vice-President, Human Genetics and Vaccines Discovery at Merck Research Laboratories, and Trustee and President of the Merck Genome Research Institute. He also served as President of the American Society of Human Genetics and the Human Genome Organization. Dr. Caskey has been awarded numerous academic and industry-related honours for his work in human genetics, and currently serves as the President of the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences, and serves on the Boards of a number of private and public corporations, including Lexicon Genetics Inc. and Luminex Corp. Dr. Caskey is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and holds a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Duke University School of Medicine.

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Board of Directors Current

Bill Etherington, 67, of Toronto, Canada, has served on the Board of the Company since 2001. Mr. Etherington is Chairman, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Prior to 2001, Mr. Etherington was Senior Vice-President & Group Executive, Sales & Distribution, IBM Corporation and Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, IBM World Trade Corporation. Mr. Etherington is also a Director of Celestica Inc., Onex Corporation, SS&C Technologies, Inc., and St. Michael's Hospital. He is also a member of the President’s Council, University of Western Ontario.

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Board of Directors Current

William A. Etherington was elected as one of our directors in May 2006. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Mr. Etherington retired from IBM in September 2001 as Senior Vice President and Group Executive, Sales and Distribution. Mr. Etherington spent over 37 years with IBM and was a member of IBM’s Operations Committee and Worldwide Management Council. He also serves on the boards of directors of Celestica Inc. and MDS Inc.

Organization Position Status
SS&C Technologies, Inc. Director Current
Lasik Problems Board of Directors Current
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Board of Directors Current
MDS Inc. Director Current
Lasik Results Board of Directors Current
Celestica, Inc. Director Current
The University of Western Ontario Board of Directors Current
Onex Corporation Director Current
St. Michael's Hospital Director Current
The University of Western Ontario Member Current
International Business Machines Corporation Senior Vice President Former
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Non-Executive Chairman Former
The University of Western Ontario Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Bell Canada International, Inc. Chairman & CEO Current
BCE Inc. President, BCE Ventures Current
BCE Emergis Corporation Director Current
Green Energy Chair Current
TransAlta Corporation Chair Current
AEC, Inc. Chairman of Board Current
Transalta Power Limited Chair Current
Gildan Activewear, Inc. Board of Directors Current
MDS Inc. Board of Directors Current
BCE Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Emergis, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Sears Canada Inc. Board of Directors Former
TransAlta Corporation Director Former
Four Seasons Hotels Inc. Director Former
BCE Emergis Corporation Director Former
Bell Canada International, Inc. Director Former
The University of Western Ontario Bachelor Degree In Business Administration Former

Bill Dempsey, 57, of Green Oaks, US, was appointed to the Board in 2008. Mr. Dempsey was an Executive with Abbott Laboratories for 25 years, prior to his retirement in 2007. His assignments included Executive Vice-President of the Pharmaceutical Products Group and Senior Vice-President of International Operations. Mr. Dempsey is a former Director of TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc., and is currently a Director of TyRx, Inc., Landauer Inc. and the MPD Foundation.

Organization Position Status
MDS Inc. Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • TierOne Corporation Names McClurg and Strand to Expanded Board of Directors

    Reuters - 7/22/09 - View Story

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MDZ $7.64 -0.06 (-0.78% )
Volume 430,536
Shares Outstanding 120.1M
Market Cap 917.8M
Year High 8.82
Year Low 4.42
Earnings Per Share -2.75
P/E Ratio N/A
Dividend 0.00
Yield 0.00
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