On January 6, 2014, Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. announced the resignation of W August Hillenbrand from the Board of Directors, effective as of such date. The Board has nominated William G. Dempsey the retired Executive Vice President of Global Pharmaceuticals for Abbott Laboratories for election in Mr. Hillenbrand's place at the next annual meeting of the stockholders. Mr. Dempsey previously held various executive positions with Abbott Laboratories from 1982 until 2007, and currently serves as a director of Landauer Inc., Nordion Inc. and Hospira, Inc.