People: Zimmer Holdings Inc (ZMH.N)

Mr. Arthur J. Higgins is Independent Director of Zimmer Holdings Inc. He is Consultant, Blackstone Healthcare Partners of The Blackstone Group, since June 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Higgins served as Chairman of the Board of Management of Bayer HealthCare AG from January 2006 to May 2010 and Chairman of the Bayer HealthCare Executive Committee from July 2004 to May 2010. Prior to joining Bayer HealthCare in 2004, Mr. Higgins served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2001 to 2004. Prior to that, Mr. Higgins spent 14 years with Abbott Laboratories, most recently as President of the Pharmaceutical Products Division from 1998 to 2001. He is a past member of the board of directors of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), a past member of the Council of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) and past President of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA). Mr. Higgins is a director of Resverlogix Corp. and Ecolab Inc. He graduated from Strathclyde University, Scotland and holds a B.S. in biochemistry.