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Rolf Classon
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Hillenbrand Industries

Mr. Classon has been a Director of Millipore since December 2005 and is currently a Member of the Governance and Public Policy Committee and the Technology Committee.

Mr. Classon received a degree in Chemical Engineering from Gothenburg School of Engineering (Sweden) in 1965 and a politices magister degree (MBA equivalent) in 1969 from the University of Gothenburg (Sweden).

In 1969, Mr. Classon joined Pharmacia AB, a developer and global supplier of pharmaceuticals, chemicals, instruments and expertise for biological and biotechnological research products and served in positions of increasing responsibility until 1974. Mr. Classon served in several management consulting roles until 1981, when he became President of the Hospital Products Division for Pharmacia. In 1984 Mr. Classon became President of Pharmacia Development Company, an in-house mergers/acquisitions and venture capital group. From 1989 until 1991, Mr. Classon served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Pharmacia Biosystems AB.

In 1991, Mr. Classon joined Bayer Diagnostics, an international research-based company active in life sciences, polymers and chemicals, and served in positions of increasing responsibility: Executive Vice President Worldwide Marketing, Sales and Service (1991); and head of Bayer's Worldwide Business Group Ð Diagnostics (1995–2002). From 2002 until his retirement in 2004, Mr. Classon served as Chairman of the Executive Committee, Bayer Healthcare, a subsidiary of Bayer AG and as President of Bayer Healthcare LLC. He continues to serve on the Supervisory Board of Bayer Healthcare AG.

In 2002, Mr. Classon was elected a Director of Hillenbrand Industries, Inc., a company that owns and operates businesses that provide products and services for the health care and funeral services industries. He was named Vice Chairman of the Board in December 2003 and in May 2005 was elected Interim President and Chief Executive Officer and served as such until March 20, 2006. In February 2006 Mr. Classon was elected Chairman of the Board of Hillenbrand Industries, Inc., effective March 20, 2006. Mr. Classon serves on the Board of Directors of Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., PharmaNet Development Corporation and is Chairman of the Board of Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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