Name: William C. Weldon
Title: Chairman, Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, Executive Committee
Biography: Mr.Weldon was elected to the Board of Directors and named Vice Chairman of
the Board in 2001 and assumed his current responsibilities in 2002. Mr. Weldon
joined the Company in 1971, and served in several sales, marketing and
international management positions before becoming President of Ethicon
Endo-Surgery in 1992 and Company Group Chairman of Ethicon Endo-Surgery
in 1995. He was appointed to the Executive Committee and named Worldwide
Chairman, Pharmaceuticals Group, in 1998. Mr. Weldon is also a Director of J.P.
Morgan Chase & Co. Mr. Weldon is a member of The Business Council and the
Sullivan Alliance to Transform America's Health Profession. He is a Trustee of
Quinnipiac University and serves on the Liberty Science Center Chairman's
Advisory Council. Mr. Weldon also serves as Chairman of the CEO Roundtable
on Cancer.