William H. Longfield

Mr. Longfield has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of C.R. Bard, Inc. since September 1995 and was elected a Director in April of 1990. Mr. Longfield joined C.R. Bard, Inc. in 1989 as its Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and was made its President in September of 1991, and its Chief Executive Officer in June of 1994. Prior to joining Bard, Mr. Longfield was PResident and Chief Executive Officer of the Cambridge Group of Dallas, Texas, a company he founded to provide long-term healthcare services. Before that he was an Officer and Director of Lifemark, Inc., an operator of hospitals. Mr. Longfield began his career with American Hospital Supply, Inc. in 1961, where he held numerous positions over his 23-year career there, including President of its Convertors Division. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Manor Care, Inc., a healthcare corporation; HIMA (Health Industry Manufacturers Association); West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., a supplier of components for the healthcare and consumer products industries; Horizon Health Corporation, a leading contract manager of mental health programs; the Health Care Institute of New Jersey and the Atlantic Health System of Summit, New Jersey, a regional not-for-profit hospital company. He is also a Trustee of Centenary College in New Jersey. Mr. Longfield earned his Bachelor's degrees in Business Administration from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, and a Graduate degree in management from Northwestern University. Mr. Longfield is married and has two children.