Hill-Rom Announces Executive Appointments

BATESVILLE, Ind., July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ –Hill-Rom (NYSE: HRC) today
announced the appointment of two new executive officers. Martha Goldberg Aronson
has been appointed Senior Vice President and President, North America, and Perry
Stuckey has been appointed Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources
Officer. Both appointments are effective August 2, 2010.

Aronson has nearly 20 years of health care experience. She most recently was a
Senior Vice President at Medtronic where she held a variety of marketing and
general management roles, including Vice President & General Manager
Gastroenterology/Urology, and Vice President & General Manager for Medtronic’s
Neurological and Diabetes business in Europe, where she was based in
Switzerland. Aronson started her career with Bain & Company, after graduating
from Wellesley College. She has an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Stuckey joins Hill-Rom from Rockwell Automation, where he most recently was Vice
President, Human Resources for Rockwell’s Automation Control Products and
Solutions Business Segment, which had revenues in excess of $3 billion and more
than 10,000 employees. Stuckey began his career at Monsanto, where he held human
resources roles of increasing responsibility. Stuckey has an undergraduate
degree from the University of Arkansas and a master’s degree from Case Western
Reserve University.

“I am excited to have Martha and Perry join the Hill-Rom executive team,” said
John J. Greisch, Hill-Rom’s President & Chief Executive Officer. “They each
bring extensive international experience to Hill-Rom. They will be a great
addition to our executive team as we pursue our growth strategy as a global
medical technology company.”

ABOUT HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.

Hill-Rom is a leading worldwide manufacturer and provider of medical
technologies and related services for the health care industry, including
patient support systems, safe mobility and handling solutions, non-invasive
therapeutic products for a variety of acute and chronic medical conditions,
medical equipment rentals and information technology solutions. Hill-Rom’s
comprehensive product and service offerings are used by health care providers
across the health care continuum and around the world in hospitals, extended
care facilities and home care settings to enhance the safety and quality of
patient care.

Hill-Rom… enhancing outcomes for patients and their caregivers.

www.hill-rom.com

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