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Kodak Alaris Adds New Members to Its Board, Appoints New CMO and General Counsel [Health & Beauty Close - Up](Health & Beauty Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Kodak Alaris Holdings said that Brian Larcombe, Patrick De Smedt and Steve Webster have been named as non-executive directors of the Board of Kodak Alaris Holdings. In its release, Kodak Alaris said that since the Company's separation from Eastman Kodak Company in Sept. 2013 it has continued to further its growth and expansion by adding key executive team members. James Soames, most recently with Motorola Mobility, is named the company's first Chief Marketing Officer, responsible for Global Brand, Marketing, PR and Communications, while John O'Reilly is appointed General Counsel and Company Secretary, managing the legal function within Kodak Alaris. "As we continue to drive Kodak Alaris' transformation, these key appointments will be critical to the company's success," said Ralf Gerbershagen, CEO Kodak Alaris Holdings Limited. "The depth of experience of our three new non-executive board members will further strengthen the strategic business profile of our board. James Soames is an experienced media and technology marketer with a powerful mix of energy, ideas, customer focus, creative flair and solid commercial involvement. John O'Reilly, as our new corporate General Counsel, brings considerable experience with legal, compliance, risk and business issues within large international corporate enterprises. With these appointments, I'm excited to introduce a new sense of dynamism and experience into our brand, marketing, legal and board capabilities." Non-Executive Directors: Brian Larcombe's executive career was largely with 3i, an international private equity investor, with about $20b of owned and managed assets. He headed its main investment business, became CFO in 1992 and after a successful IPO on the London Stock Exchange, was appointed CEO in 1997. He retired from 3i in 2004 and has since sat on the boards of many private and public companies and served on various business and educational councils. Brian is currently the senior independent director of Smith & Nephew (global medical devices), Gategroup (airline catering and other services), and Incisive Media (publishing). Patrick De Smedt's career includes 24 years with Microsoft during which time he founded the Benelux subsidiaries, led the development of its Western European business and served as Chairman of Microsoft for Europe, Middle East and Africa. After leaving Microsoft in 2006, Patrick served on the boards of a number of European public and private companies. He is currently a non-executive director of Victrex plc; Senior Independent Director of Morgan Sindall Group plc and Anite plc; a non-executive director of NextInto Germany and, an investor in several European technology companies. Steve Webster is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. He is currently a non-executive director of Aventas Group, an internationally diversified industrial manufacturing business headquartered in Ireland where he is a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees, and a non-executive director of Aqualisa Group, a shower designer and manufacturer in the UK where he is chairman of the audit committee. Chief Marketing Officer: Prior to joining Kodak Alaris, James Soames held international leadership positions, including Marketing Director, UK & Ireland and Director of Marketing Operations for Europe Middle East and Africa at Motorola Mobility, a Google owned company. He has worked with a range of iconic brands including Sky, BT, 118 and Motorola, and was instrumental in the launch of transformative technology brands including TiVo, Sky+, Sky Broadband, BT Vision and most recently Motorola's Moto X, Moto G and Moto E smartphones. General Counsel: John O'Reilly has been Assistant General Counsel EMEA at Parker Hannifin since 2007, responsible for legal, company secretarial, compliance, mergers and acquisitions and real estate. Prior to that, John held an international legal role at Rolls-Royce plc and six years in private practice in the UK as a mergers and acquisitions lawyer. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |