Kodak Alaris this week appointed several new non-executive directors to its board of directors, continuing with its expansion since the company's separation from Eastman Kodak in September 2013.

The appointments of the new non-executive directors are:

Brian Larcombe, who is an independent director of Smith & Nephew; Gategroup; and Incisive Media. Larcombe spent much of his career with 3i, an international private equity investor, where he headed its main investment business, became CFO in 1992 and CEO in 1997 before retiring in 2004.

Patrick De Smedt, who is a non-executive director of Victrex; an independent director of Morgan Sindall Group and Anite; and a non-executive director of NextInto Germany. De Smedt's career includes 24 years with Microsoft during which time he founded the Benelux subsidiaries, led the development of its Western European business, and served as chairman of Microsoft for Europe, Middle East, and Africa.

Steve Webster, who is a non-executive director of Aventas Group, an internationally diversified industrial manufacturing business headquartered in Ireland, where he is a member of the audit and remuneration committees, and a non-executive director of Aqualisa Group, a U.K. shower designer and manufacturer, where he is chairman of the audit committee. 

New General Counsel

The company also appointed John O'Reilly as general counsel and company secretary, with responsibility for managing the legal function within Kodak Alaris.

Since 2007, O'Reilly has been assistant general counsel EMEA at Parker Hannifin, where he is responsible for legal, company secretarial, compliance, mergers and acquisitions and real estate. Prior to that, he held an international legal role at Rolls-Royce, and six years in private practice in the UK as a mergers and acquisitions lawyer.

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