Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> January 12, 2004
TOM BENDER is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Cooper
Companies. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer and as Senior
Vice President Operations. Before joining the company, Mr. Bender held a
variety of senior management positions at Allergan, Inc., a
multinational manufacturer of eye and skin care products, including
Corporate Senior Vice President and President and Chief Operating
Officer of the Herbert Laboratories dermatology division of Allergan.
Mr. Bender is a director of The Cooper Companies, Inc. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with an overview of your company's operations?Mr. Bender: We are a medical device company, a New York Stock Exchange
company, focused in two segments of health care. One