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Guidant Corp.

Headquarters : 111 Monument Circle, 29 th Fl, Indianapolis, IN 46204 United States of America

web www.guidant.com tel. 317-971-2000 analytics

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4105 Lexington

Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Afx

Bioerodible Vascular Solutions

Cardiac Pacemakers, Cardio Thoracic Systems

Guidant Corp., Guidant Endovascular Solutions

Intermedics, Intermedics Electromedicina

Origin Medsystems

Vectoris

X Technologies

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« Ethical » rating of Guidant Corp. , group and subsidiaries

Pollution 1 Fraud 1 Offshore 5 Sales 4 Bn $.€ /year Profit 2 Bn $.€ /1998 Wage 580 *min. Influence 2

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Locations & production (9)

country

address & contact : production type

incentive source

Bermuda

Arter Re Insurance Co. Ltd : reinsure

Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)

Brazil

Guidant do Brasil Ltda :

China

Guidant International Trading Co. Ltd :

Hong-Kong

Guidant Hong Kong Ltd :

Luxembourg

Guidant Luxembourg :

Czech Republic

Guidant CR Sro :

Singapore

Guidant Singapore Pte. Ltd :

Switzerland

Guidant S.A :

Thailand

Guidant Thailand :

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Executives (5)

Labor conditions (1)

Environmental impact (1)

Human impact

year

name

photo position; compensation

source

2003Bartell, Mark

Chairman;

2003Brauer, Keith

Chief Financial Officer; salary: 1,42 million US$; stock-options: 5,26 million US$;

2003Degois-Sainz, Maria

Chairman;

2003Graf, A Jay

Chairman; salary: 1,9 million US$; stock-options: 3,92 million US$;

1998Dollens, Ronald W

Chief Executive Officer; salary: 0,79 million US$;

Forbes

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year

employees

social impact : country

source

2003

12000

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» Layoff plans and labour conditions in 2007

year

employees

social impact : country

source

1 informations, access to subscribers

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year

country : consequences

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2005

United States of America : Guidant is sued by N.Y. Attorney General because it hid information about a defect in a heart defibrillator. The lawsuit alleges Guidant failed to inform doctors about a mechanical flaw that could cause the implanted device to malfunction "with potentially fatal consequences".

Reuters

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year

country : consequences

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1 informations, access to subscribers

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Financials (6)

Lobbying & corruption (2)

Subsidy

Advertising & marketing

year

financial misdemeanor

sales

income

source

2007

The Council of competition sanctions five cardiac defibrillator manufacturers to a 2,6 million euros fine for refusing, in a concerted way, to answer the national invitation to tender concerning the supply as defibrillator organized by 17 hospitals. The five suppliers met on several occasions to discuss the action to be taken vis-a-vis with this national invitation to tender and acted in concert to lead to a common decision of refusal to answer the invitation to tender. A horizontal agreement as regards public market is serious by nature, independently of the importance of the affected market and the duration of this assignment, since it aims to prevent the process of competition. Specifically, the practices of companies resulted in ruining the first national invitation to tender on a grouped purchase of medical devices. This failure prevented the hospitals from profiting from a rationalization of their purchases and a fall of price and resulted in not renewing this type of invitation to tender thereafter. The sanctions are as follows: Biotronik: 200 000 euros; Guiding: 400 000 euros; Medical ELA: 500 000 euros; Medtronic: 1,1 million euros; Medical Jude Saint: 450 000 euros.

Conseil de la concurrence

2003

3,7

0,33

billion US$

2002

3,24

0,61

billion US$

2001

2,71

0,48

billion US$

2000

2,55

0,37

billion US$

1998

1,9

billion US$

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financial misdemeanor

sales

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assets

buyback

source

6 informations, access to subscribers

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purpose : intermediary/lobby : institution

source

1999

Deregulation and "maximum liberalization" through WTO, GATS : TABD (Transatlantic Business Dialogue) : : US Government / European Commission

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Corporate Europe Observatory

1998

Regulation favorable to company's interests : Contribution to Candidate's Political Action Committee : amount: 46 thousand US$ : US President, Congress, Senate

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Center for Responsive Politics

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year

purpose : intermediary/lobby : institution

source

2 informations, access to subscribers

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