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Gerald M. Ostrov retired January 1, 2006 as Company Group Chairman responsible for Johnson & Johnson’s Worldwide Vision Care businesses. Mr. Ostrov was a member of the Worldwide Consumer and Personal Care Group Operating Committee.
Mr. Ostrov began his career with Johnson & Johnson’s Health Care Division in 1976. In 1982, he left Johnson & Johnson to become Vice President of Marketing for Ciba-Geigy’s Consumer Pharmaceuticals Company.
He was named President of Ciba Consumer Pharmaceuticals in 1985 and served in that capacity until rejoining Johnson & Johnson in 1991 as President of the corporation’s Personal Products Company. In 1993, he was promoted to Company Group Chairman and added Northern Europe C&PC products to his responsibilities.
In 1995, he became responsible for all Consumer and Personal Care businesses in North America. He assumed Vision Care global current responsibilities on October 1, 1998. Mr. Ostrov is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Middlesex County College (NJ). He is a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Garden State Arts Foundation (NJ). He was a member of the Cornell University Council.
He is a former Board member of the Non-Prescription Drug Manufacturers Association, and served as Vice President of Finance and an Executive Committee member.
Mr. Ostrov also served on the Johnson & Johnson Corporate Contributions Committee. Mr. Ostrov serves on the Board of the Jewish Federation of Greater Middlesex, Oscar and Ella Wilf Campus for Jewish Life, and the East Brunswick (NJ) Jewish Center, and served as President of the latter from 1991-92. He is also past and founding President of the East Brunswick (NJ) Education Foundation.
A native of Brooklyn, New York, Mr. Ostrov was born on October 29, 1949. Mr. Ostrov earned a Bachelor of Science degree with distinction in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Cornell University and holds an M.B.A. from Harvard University. | 