
	Ms. Cynthia L. Lucchese, also known as Cindy, has been the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Hillenbrand Inc. (formerly, Batesville Holdings Inc.) since February 8, 2008. Ms. Lucchese joined Hillenbrand Inc. as Vice President in January 2008. Ms. Lucchese served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Batesville Casket Corp., a subsidiary of Hillenbrand, Inc. since January 3, 2008. She served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Thoratec Corp. from September 2005 to December 29, 2006 and as its Consultant until December 29, 2006. She was responsible for Thoratec Corp.&#39;s accounting, external reporting, tax, financial planning and budgeting, treasury and investor relations functions. Ms. Lucchese has nearly two decades of financial management experience in the healthcare industry. Prior to Thoratec, she served as Corporate Vice President and Treasurer of Guidant Corporation since 2002. She also served as Vice President of Finance &amp; Administration of Guidant Sales Corporation, and Controller &amp; Chief Accounting Officer. She held a variety of financial management and treasury positions at Eli Lilly &amp; Company for seven years since 1995. She served as a Senior Auditor for audit and advisory business services of Ernst &amp; Young. Ms. Lucchese served as a Director of Brightpoint Inc. from August 17, 2009 to October 15, 2012. She is a Certified Public Accountant and received a B.S. with distinction in Accounting and an MBA in Finance from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business.
