JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE APPOINTS CANADIAN PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS MANAGER
- Dr. Gary Gimpel to Manage Professional Affairs in Canada -

TORONTO, ON – January XX, 2005 – Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, a Division of Johnson & Johnson, Inc. and manufacturer of the ACUVUE® Brand family of contact lenses, recently announced the appointment of Dr. Gary Gimpel to the position of Manager, Professional Affairs Canada. In this newly created position, Dr. Gimpel’s primary duty will be to function as Johnson & Johnson Vision Care’s liaison with the professional and educational eye care communities in Canada. Dr. Gimpel will also consult on the development of professional support programs and materials, oversee clinical relations activities and support field-based activities for Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Canada.

“Central to the mission of our Professional Affairs Group is to serve as a liaison between the Eye Care Professional and Johnson & Johnson Vision Care”, said Dr. Pat Cummings, U.S. Vice President, Professional Group, Vistakon, a Division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. “We are continuously seeking opportunities to strengthen our relationships with the profession. The appointment of Dr. Gimpel in Canada broadens the scope of these efforts and represents our continued commitment to the Eye Care Professional and ultimately to improving the satisfaction of patients.”

“We are committed to the growth of our business through value-based partnerships with our Eye Care Professional customers. The appointment of Dr. Gimpel is an exciting and important step in advancing those partnerships into the future,” said Tom Roberts, Business Director for Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Canada. “Dr. Gimpel’s impressive experience and commitment to excellence in vision care makes him an outstanding addition to the Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Canada team”.

Dr. Gimpel is an examiner for the Canadian National Board of Examiners and is currently a member of the Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Advisory Panel. He graduated from the Witwatersrand School of Optometry in South Africa in 1987 and, after immigrating to Canada in May 1989, completed the Doctorate of Optometry program at the University of Waterloo. Dr. Gimpel has a very successful Contact Lens, Geriatric and Paediatric practice in a high profile, multi-doctor office in Markham, Ontario.

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“I’m excited to be taking on this new position with Johnson & Johnson Vision Care and believe that professionals have an important and valuable point of view to share,” said Dr. Gimpel. “I look forward to taking our relationships with Eye Care Practitioners across Canada to the next level, and to encourage progress with regards to patient satisfaction.”

About Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Canada
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Canada is a Division of Johnson & Johnson, Inc., and sister company to Vistakon, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. who pioneered the concept of disposable contact lens wear in 1987 with the introduction of ACUVUE® Brand Contact Lenses. The ACUVUE® Brand family of lenses is the most prescribed by Eye Care Professionals worldwide today. Johnson & Johnson Vision Care located in Markham, ON, markets the first, second, and third best-selling contact lenses in the world: ACUVUE® 2 Brand Contact Lenses, 1·DAY ACUVUE® Brand Daily Disposable Contact Lenses and ACUVUE® Brand Contact Lenses.

Johnson & Johnson Vision Care also markets ACUVUE® Brand BIFOCAL Contact Lenses for people with presbyopia and ACUVUE® Brand TORIC Contact Lenses for people with astigmatism. ACUVUE® 2 COLOURS™ Brand Contact Lenses allow people to change their eye color every day or for a special occasion. With the recent introduction of ACUVUE® ADVANCE™ Brand Contact Lenses with HYDRACLEAR™, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care provides a family of products to meet the majority of vision care needs.