Hudson Executive Capital Names Richard Kovacevich as CEO Partner and Mary Schapiro as Senior Advisor for Governance and Regulatory Matters

NEW YORK, June 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Hudson Executive Capital LP announced the addition of two Advisory Partners today.  Richard Kovacevich, former Chairman and CEO of Wells Fargo & Company, will join the Firm's CEO Partners(SM) and Mary Schapiro, former Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, will join as Senior Advisor for Governance and Regulatory Matters. 

"We are pleased to add Dick Kovacevich and Mary Schapiro to our team and look forward to working with them and all of our Advisory Partners to generate investment opportunities and returns through Constructive Engagement(SM)," said Doug Braunstein, Founder and Managing Partner.

About Hudson Executive Capital
Hudson Executive Capital LP is an investment firm formed to identify value oriented opportunities where actionable operational improvements and strategic transactions can unlock value through Constructive Engagement with managements, boards and shareholders.  The Firm was founded by Douglas L. Braunstein, former Vice Chairman, JPMorgan Chase & Co, and James C. Woolery, former Chairman-elect, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP. The Firm's current CEO Partners are:  Douglas Bergeron, Marc Casper, Darwin Deason, Fred Eshelman, Joseph Gromek, William Harrison, Stephen Hemsley, Ernest Mario, John McGlade, Alan Miller, Howard Milstein, Paul Ormond, Ivan Seidenberg and Douglas Steenland.  With the addition of Richard Kovacevich and Mary Schapiro, the Firm's 16 Advisory Partners bring a wealth of managerial, operational and regulatory experience to the Firm.  Together the group has served on 75 public company management teams and boards across the Firm's key industry verticals.

The Firm's Founders draw on 50 plus combined years of executive, valuation and transactional experience, and the insights of the Firm's CEO Partners, who bring over 200 years of CEO experience in industry verticals representing more than 80% of the S&P500. Using the Founders' and CEO Partners extensive corporate networks, investments will be directed towards actionable opportunities in those core industry verticals in U.S. public companies with market values between $500 million and $15 billion.

For more information about the Firm, visit www.hudsonexecutive.com.

This press release is directed only to financial journalists. Nothing herein should be construed to be an offer, or a solicitation of any offer, to invest in or buy an interest in any securities. The views expressed in this press release represent the opinions of Hudson Executive Capital LP (the "Firm").  This press release may contain forward-looking statements.  All statements contained in this press release that are not clearly historical in nature or that necessarily depend on future events are forward-looking.  Any projected results or statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts are based on current expectations, speak only as of the date of this press release and involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by such projected results and statements.  Assumptions relating to the foregoing involve judgments with respect to, among other things, future economic, competitive and market conditions and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond the control of the Firm.  In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in any projected results and forward-looking statements included in this press release, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation as to future results or that the objectives and strategic initiatives expressed or implied by such projected results and forward-looking statements will be achieved.  The Firm expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein.

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