Bausch & Lomb Appoints Global Vision Care and North American Vision Care Presidents

Bausch & Lomb Appoints Global Vision Care and North American Vision Care
Presidents

ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Bausch & Lomb, the global eye health
company, has named Peter Valenti III as corporate vice president and global
president, Vision Care, effective July 1.

He joined Bausch & Lomb in January 2009 as president, North America, Vision
Care. Before being named to that role, Mr. Valenti served as vice president
and general manager, Surgical Devices (U.S.), for Covidien, where he led the
U.S. sales and marketing strategy for the $1 billion product portfolio from
2007 to 2008.

Prior, he spent 12 years with Johnson & Johnson in a variety of U.S. and
international roles across consumer, pharmaceutical and device businesses.
These included positions as vice president, Global Strategy, and vice
president, U.S. Marketing, both in Vision Care, and as the lead on the
marketing/marketing services organization design for J&J's acquisition of
Pfizer Consumer Healthcare. He has also held brand management roles with
Procter & Gamble Co. He holds an MBA from the Johnson School of Management at
Cornell University, and a bachelor's degree from the University of
Connecticut.

Mr. Valenti replaces Stuart Heap, who has chosen to step down from his current
role with Bausch & Lomb for personal reasons effective June 30. Mr. Heap will
remain an active strategic advisor to the company.

"Pete possesses a mix of deep leadership experience, healthcare and eye health
expertise, and has already made significant contributions to helping grow the
B&L business during his brief tenure. I'm excited about the future for Vision
Care under his leadership," said Gerald M. Ostrov, chairman and CEO, Bausch &
Lomb. "At the same time, we thank Stuart for his significant contributions to
the company as he chooses to spend more time with his family."

In conjunction with Mr. Valenti's transition to his new role, the company has
named Steven F. Robins as president, North America, Vision Care.

Mr. Robins joins B&L with approximately two decades of consumer healthcare
experience at leading companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer and Warner
Lambert. Most recently, he was general manager, Johnson & Johnson Consumer
Healthcare Canada, and a vice president of the Johnson & Johnson Consumer
Group, with responsibility for a number of well-known health and beauty brands
such as Listerine, Reach, Band-Aid, Stayfree and Purell. Prior, he held
marketing and category management leadership positions with Pfizer Inc., and
product management positions with Warner Lambert Company's consumer healthcare
group. He began his career at Young & Rubicam, the global advertising agency.
He holds a bachelor's degree from Bates College.

Bausch & Lomb is the eye health company dedicated to perfecting vision and
enhancing life for people around the world. Its core businesses include
contact lenses and lens care products, ophthalmic surgical devices and
instruments, and ophthalmic pharmaceuticals. The Bausch & Lomb name is one of
the best-known and most respected healthcare brands in the world. Founded in
1853, the company is headquartered in Rochester, N.Y., and employs more than
10,000 people worldwide. Its products are available in more than 100
countries. More information is available at www.bausch.com.

SOURCE Bausch & Lomb

Mike McDougall, APR, Vice President, Corporate Communications and Public
Affairs, Bausch & Lomb, +1-585-338-5469, or mmcdougall@bausch.com