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Batesville Holdings, Inc., is the present Batesville Casket Company'sfuneral services division of Hillenbrand Industries and will be renamedHillenbrand, Inc., after the separation. Lucchese will assume leadership forall aspects of the future public company's accounting, external reporting,tax, financial planning, budgeting, treasury and investor relations.
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Lucchese has extensive public company, executive and financial managementexperience. She most recently served as senior vice president and chieffinancial officer of Thoratec Corporation. Prior to joining Thoratec, shespent more than a decade with Guidant Corporation in a variety of seniorfinancial management roles, including vice president and treasurer, corporatecontroller and chief accounting officer, and vice president of finance andadministration for the Guidant Sales Corporation. She also spent seven yearswith Eli Lilly and Company and several years with the audit division of Ernst& Young. Lucchese holds a bachelor of science degree with distinction inaccounting and a master's of business administration in finance from theIndiana University Kelley School of Business.
"Cindy brings senior-level experience with leading publicly tradedcompanies and we are delighted to have someone of her caliber join our team,"said Kenneth A. Camp, president and chief executive officer of BatesvilleCasket Company. "She will be a key leader in setting up and structuring ournew company, as well as in the development and implementation of our futurestrategies. In addition, her considerable experience with the Guidant split-off from Eli Lilly will be invaluable as we complete our separation fromHillenbrand Industries."
"I am thrilled to work with such an experienced and talented managementteam at this important juncture in the company's history," Lucchese said. "Thecompany is a leader in the funeral services industry and has a strongreputation for exceptional customer service, high-quality products and award-winning operational excellence. Moving forward, I believe we have a greatopportunity to leverage our core competencies and strategically expand thebusiness to build shareholder value as a separate publicly traded company."
ABOUT HILLENBRAND INDUSTRIES, INC.
Hillenbrand Industries is organized into two operating companies servingthe health care and funeral services industries.
Hill-Rom is a leading worldwide manufacturer and provider of medicaltechnologies and related services for the health care industry, includingpatient support systems, non-invasive therapeutic products for a variety ofacute and chronic medical conditions, medical equipment rentals, andinformation technology solutions. Hill-Rom's comprehensive product andservice offerings are used by health care providers across the health carecontinuum in hospitals, extended care facilities and home care settings toenhance the safety and quality of patient care.
Hill-Rom ... enhancing outcomes for patients and their caregivers.
Batesville Casket Company is a leader in the North American death careindustry through the sale of funeral services products, including burialcaskets, cremation caskets, containers and urns, selection room displayfixturing and other personalization and memorialization products.
Batesville Casket Company ... helping families honor the lives of thosethey love.
www.hillenbrand.com
Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release contain forward-
