Kodak Board names two new VPs

Eastman Kodak Company announced this week that its board of directors has elected Michael W. Jackman and Michael L. Marsh as vice presidents of the company.

Michael Jackman, 46, is general manager of the company's Healthcare Information Systems. In 2003 he joined Kodak with responsibility of leading global research and development operations for the company's Health Group. Before Kodak, he founded and served as CEO of a consulting firm in the areas of technology development and strategy for companies in the wireless, IP telephony, security and software infrastructure areas. In addition to positions at a number of technology companies, Jackman also served for 18 years at IBM where he held several senior management positions, including vice president, systems and technology.

Michael Marsh, 47, is general manager, digital output for the company's Health Group. Prior to this, Marsh was general manager of the capture business within Kodak's Commercial Imaging Group. Before this, Marsh served for two years as assistant to the chairman and president of Kodak.

Before joining Kodak, Marsh was an associate attorney at Nixon, Hargrave, Devans & Doyle from 1989 to 1993, and a special assistant district attorney in Monroe County, New York, from 1982 to 1989.

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