Martin Partners Recruits Head of Supply Chain for Abbott Lab’s Diagnostics Division

CHICAGO – October 1, 2002 – Martin Partners is pleased to announce the recruitment of Mary E. Riordan to the position of Vice President of Supply Chain for Abbott Laboratories Diagnostics Division.   Ms. Riordan has over twenty-five years of global supply chain experience across a variety of disciplines including:  customer service, logistics, manufacturing, inventory planning, and demand management systems.   Prior to joining Abbott, Ms. Riordan was the Senior Director, Global Supply Chain at Bristol-Myers Squibb.