Crispin Simon

CRISPIN SIMON, CEO of Biocompatibles International Plc, joined in June
1998 following earlier spells with N M Rothschilds, McKinsey and Rexam
(then Bowater). Most recently he was President of the Endoscopy Division
at Smith & Nephew Plc, based near Boston, Massachusetts, where he was
responsible for a leading international keyhole surgery device business
with annual sales of more than 170 million.