Greatbatch, Inc. appoints Dr. Helena S. Wisniewski to its Board of Directors

HOBOKEN , N.J. ― Greatbatch, Inc. has announced that Stevens Institute of Technology Vice President Helena S. Wisniewski has joined its Board of Directors. She will also serve on the Board’s Corporate Governance and Science & Technology Committees.

“I would like to welcome Dr. Wisniewski to our Board of Directors,” said Thomas J. Hook, President & Chief Executive Officer of Greatbatch, Inc. “She is a technology entrepreneur, and has had a distinguished career. Dr. Wisniewski has received awards for her significant impact on science and technology and in appreciation for outstanding leadership and dedicated service. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience that will further strengthen the overall depth of our Board and assist Greatbatch in furthering its developing technologies.”

Dr. Wisniewski is Vice President for University Research & Enterprise Development at Stevens, a position she has held since 2004. Prior to joining Stevens, where she also earned a master’s degree in mathematics, Wisniewski was Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Aurora Biometrics, a company she founded. Prior to that, Wisniewski was a senior executive at Lockheed Corporation and a Vice President of Titan Corporation. She also created and directed the first mathematics program at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and held a key position at the CIA.

Wisniewski is Chairman of Attila Technologies, LLC, a company that provides continuous broadband on-demand communication devices that function despite congested airways. She recently was appointed by the Secretary of the Navy to the Naval Research Advisory Committee. Wisniewski has received awards for her significant contributions to science, technology and leadership, and has patents pending in areas including biometrics, a field in which she has played key roles in development and commercialization since 1987.

About Greatbatch, Inc.
Greatbatch, Inc. (NYSE: GB) is a leading developer and manufacturer of critical products used in medical devices for the cardiac rhythm management, neurostimulation, vascular, orthopedic and interventional radiology markets. Additionally, Electrochem Commercial Power, Inc., a subsidiary of Greatbatch, is a world leader in the design and manufacture of electrochemical cells, primary and rechargeable battery packs and wireless sensors for demanding applications such as oil and gas exploration, pipeline inspection, military, asset tracking, oceanography, external medical and seismic surveying. Additional information about the company is available at www.greatbatch.com

About Stevens Institute of Technology

Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.

Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,040 undergraduate and 3,085 graduate students, and a worldwide online enrollment of 2,250, with a full-time tenured/tenure-track faculty of 140 and more than 200 full-time special faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.  

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