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Mr. Bender was elected Chairman of the Board in July 2002. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from May 1995 through his retirement in October 2007. He also served as President of CooperVision the Company�s contact lens subsidiary from June 1991 to December 2004. He previously served in various operating roles beginning in October 1992. Between 1966 and June 1991 Mr. Bender held a variety of positions at Allergan Inc. (a manufacturer of eye and skin care products) including Corporate Senior Vice President and President and Chief Operating Officer of Herbert Laboratories Allergan�s dermatology division. Mr. Bender also serves on the Board of Directors of iScience Interventional Inc. and their compensation committee as well as the Board of Directors for Mission Hospital Foundation in Mission Viejo CA.
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