Timothy M Ring

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of C. R. Bard since August 2003, having been Group President from April 1997 to August 2003, Group Vice President from December 1993 to April 1997 and Corporate Vice President-Human Resources from June 1992 to December 1993; age 50. Mr. Ring has been a director of C. R. Bard since August 2003 and is a member of the Executive Committee. He is also a director of CIT Group Inc.