Kodak reshuffles leadership

Eastman Kodak Co. has named Kevin Hobert as president of the company's Health Group and senior vice president, Eastman Kodak Company. He will report to Antonio Perez, Kodak's president and COO.
   
Hobert, former general manager, Digital Capture Systems and vice president of Kodak's Health Group, replaces Daniel Kerpelman, who is leaving the company to become COO of a publicly traded global services company headquartered in Europe, Kodak said.

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