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Bausch &
Lomb Names Evon L. Jones
Corporate Vice President and Chief Information Officer
ROCHESTER, N.Y., January 26, 2005 - Bausch & Lomb (NYSE:BOL) has named Evon L. Jones corporate vice president and chief information officer, responsible for all Information Technology services at the eye health company.
"We are extremely pleased to have Evon Jones, a proven, capable executive with valuable operational experience, leading our Information Technology function," said Stephen C. McCluski, Bausch & Lomb senior vice president and chief financial officer. "IT is a key enabler for our Company, providing essential links between our businesses, our customers, our employees and our processes, providing business-critical tools that will drive future growth."
Jones, 40, joins Bausch & Lomb from The Dial Corporation, Scottsdale, Ariz., where he served since 2001 as senior vice president and chief information officer. Prior to Dial, he was senior vice president and chief information officer at America West Holdings Corporation in Phoenix; vice president and technology leader at American Express Company; and held management posts in global derivative technologies at Salomon Brothers, Inc., and Lehman Brothers, Inc.
In 2004, Jones was named one of the Top 100 IT leaders by Computer World. He is a member of the AC Nielsen CIO Advisory Board, a member of the Hewlett Packard/Compaq Western Region Customer Advisory Council, and participates in the Baruch College Executives-on-Campus program.
He earned a bachelor of arts degree in Business Administration with a Computer Information Systems major from Bernard M. Baruch College, New York, N.Y., in 1989. He succeeds Marie L. Smith who left Bausch & Lomb.
Bausch & Lomb is the eye health company, dedicated to perfecting vision and enhancing life for consumers around the world. Its core businesses include soft and rigid gas permeable contact lenses and lens care products, and ophthalmic surgical and pharmaceutical products. The Bausch & Lomb name is one of the best known and most respected healthcare brands in the world. Founded in 1853, the Company is headquartered in Rochester, New York. Bausch & Lomb's 2004 revenues were $2.2 billion; it employs approximately 12,400 people worldwide and its products are available in more than 100 countries. More information about the Company can be found on the Bausch & Lomb Web site at www.bausch.com . Copyright Bausch & Lomb Incorporated.
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