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Jeanne Forbis Selected to Lead Medtronic Global Public and Media Relations

Life Science Partner recruit an accomplished communicator, crisis manager and media expert

Life Science Partner announces the placement of Jeanne Forbis as vice president, public and media relations for Minneapolis-based Medtronic, Inc. Forbis will hold worldwide responsibility for public and media relations, community affairs, brand management and the Medtronic Foundation.

An award-winning communications expert with 24 years of experience, Forbis will also lead corporate communications strategy and represent the company as a spokesperson. Medtronic, a leading medical technology company, has more than $7 billion in annual revenues.

“As a former journalist, spokesperson and media relations executive, Jeanne clearly possesses the depth of experience and breadth of skills to have an impact at Medtronic,” says Life Science Partner Founder and President Thomas H. Callaway. “The placement is particularly noteworthy, however, because Jeanne was drawn not only to the opportunity, but to Medtronic’s mission.”

Over her career, Forbis has held leadership roles at major newspapers, guided relations with the financial and lay press, managed crisis response and advised on senior executive communication strategies. Prior to Medtronic, she was general manager, corporate communications at ChevronTexaco, the second largest American energy company.

As manager, corporate communications at Conoco, Forbis guided executive, financial and employee communications through major transitions such as the company’s merger with Phillips Petroleum, Conoco’s split from DuPont and initial public offering, and the acquisition of Gulf Canada.

In managing the Conoco-Phillips merger while at Conoco, Forbis leveraged her previous seven years of experience at Phillips Petroleum, where she served as a company spokesperson in media relations and as financial communications coordinator.

Between 1979 and 1990, Forbis held editorial titles at Tulsa World and The St. Louis Sun.

Forbis holds a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Oklahoma State University.

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Life Science Partner Announces Four Major Placements for Medtronic during 2002

Thomas H. Callaway, MD, announces Life Science Partner’s completion of four major searches for Medtronic during 2002. The four executives recruited to the world’s leading medical device company include:

Reggie Groves, General Manager, Patient Management, Cardiac Rhythm Management – formerly Global Managing Partner, Enterprise Services, Scient.

Chris Hadland, Vice President, Quality, Medtronic Vascular – formerly VP, Operations and Quality of Timm Medical Technologies and Director, Regulatory Affairs, Mallinkrodt.

Sara Toyloy, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Medtronic Vascular – formerly Senior Director, Clinical and Regulatory Affairs, Guidant Vascular.

Scot Webster, Vice President, Quality, Medtronic Corporate – formerly GM, Global Compliance and Regulatory Affairs, GE Medical and Director Quality, GEMS Asia.

This list of new Medtronic senior managers joins a list of previous recruiting efforts including Pete Wehrly (Division President, Interbody Technologies, Medtronic Sofamor Danek), Jeff Balagna (CIO), Steve Oesterle (SVP, Medicine and Technology), and Bill Hawkins (President Vascular/SVP).

“As an emerging leader among recruiters in the life sciences industry, we value our relationship with key clients such as Medtronic who trust us to provide them with top-flight candidates and excellent services,” noted Tom Callaway.

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Life Science Partner Announces Placement of Sara Toyloy at Medtronic Vascular

Life Science Partner announces the placement of Sara Toyloy, as vice president, regulatory affairs with Medtronic Vascular in Santa Rosa, California.

Toyloy will work with the senior staff, business units, and geographic areas to set worldwide strategic direction for quality, regulatory affairs, and clinical research.

Toyloy was most recently director, clinical and regulatory affairs for Guidant Vascular. Toyloy began her career in the medical device industry as toxicology and immunology technician with Northview Pacific Laboratories. She later moved into quality assurance, joining Advanced Cardiovascular Systems as preclinical research associate. Toyloy also participated in the development of the artificial heart in Salt Lake City.

Toyloy, who lives in the San Francisco area, earned her bachelor’s in biological sciences from California State University. She is a native of the island of St. Vincent in the Caribbean.

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Life Science Partner Announces Placement of Scot Webster at Medtronic Corporate

Life Science Partner announces the placement of Scot Webster as vice president, quality with Medtronic in Minneapolis. Webster will collaborate with quality teams within each Medtronic business unit to create and implement company-wide standards for product development, manufacturing, and clinical programs.

Webster was most recently general manager, Global Compliance and Regulatory Affairs for GE Medical. An expert in lean manufacturing, Webster has been pivotal in GE Medical’s Six Sigma initiatives. As one of the company’s Six Sigma leaders, he introduced the program to Asian operations. Webster first joined GE in its television manufacturing division, where, at 25 years old, he became the company’s youngest shop operations manager.

Webster is a 1982 graduate of Bucknell University with a BS in Chemical Engineering.

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