Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> January 12, 2004

TOM BENDER – THE COOPER COMPANIES (COO)

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