
	Thomas Freyman is Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. He was appointed to his current role in February 2004 and has served as Abbott&#39;s Chief Financial Officer since 2001.

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	Mr. Freyman joined Abbott in 1979, and has served in a number of financial planning and analysis positions. In 1984, Freyman was appointed Finance Director for Abbott&#39;s European distribution center in the Netherlands. He also served as Division Controller, Corporate Materials Management, Vice President and Treasurer, and Vice President and Controller, Hospital Products Division.

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	Prior to joining Abbott, Mr. Freyman was a certified public accountant with Ernst &amp; Whinney, Chicago.

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	Mr. Freyman serves as a director of Tenneco, and on the board of the Chicago Botanic Garden. He is also a member of the Economic Club of Chicago, the S&amp;P Corporate Ratings Issuer Council, and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

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	He earned a bachelor&#39;s degree in accounting from the University of Illinois and a master&#39;s degree in management from Northwestern University.
