NEW YORK, May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthpointCapital, LLC today announced the election of former New Jersey Governor, Thomas H. Kean, and Jacques Bizot, founder of Euromed, to its Board of Directors.
Thomas Kean is currently Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to improving the health and health care of all Americans.
Kean is stepping down at the end of the academic year as the president of Drew University and was a two-term governor of New Jersey (1982-1990). Kean also served for ten years in the New Jersey General Assembly, rising to the positions of majority leader, minority leader, and speaker. More recently, Kean has served on several national committees and commissions, including chairing the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (9/11 Commission).
Kean currently serves on the board of a number of organizations including Aramark Corp., Pepsi Bottling Group, UnitedHealth Group, and the National Council of the World Wildlife Fund.
Jacques Bizot was Chairman and founder of Euromed, a corporation specializing in cardiac and vascular surgery. Euromed was purchased by Medtronic where Bizot consulted until his retirement in 1999. Previously, Bizot worked for American Hospital Supply, Baxter Labs and Societe ABG. Currently, Mr. Bizot is Secretary General of Foundation Carpentier operating a cardiac hospital in Saigon. Bizot served in the War of Algeria as a paratrooper and received two decorations for military service and the Decoration of Legion of Honour.
HealthpointCapital is a research driven merchant bank focused on the orthopedic industry. It is led by veteran healthcare private equity investor and entrepreneur John H. Foster and has three elements: Research, Private Equity and Corporate Finance. The firm's managing directors combine extensive investment, entrepreneurial and technical capabilities with in-depth knowledge of the orthopedic industry.
HealthpointCapital, LLCCONTACT: Laing Rikkers of HealthpointCapital, LLC, +1-212-810-4747
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