Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. announced that nominated Mary Garrett and Nancy M. Schlichting to stand for election as directors at the company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders on March 14, 2017. Separately, Hill-Rom is announcing that current board member Eduardo R. Menascé has informed the board of his intent to retire, concurrent with the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on March 14, 2017. Ms. Garrett most recently led Global Marketing for IBM Corporation, from 2009 until her retirement in December 2015. She joined IBM in 1981 as an electrical engineer and served in a number of senior roles including partnership executive for Memorial Sloan Kettering; vice president, Small and Medium Business for Global Technology Services; vice president of Marketing for Global Technology Services; and vice president of Marketing for eBusiness Hosting. Ms. Garrett currently serves as a board member and on the audit committee of Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. Ms. Schlichting is the retired president and CEO of Henry Ford Health System ("HFHS") in Detroit, Michigan, having served in that role from June 2003 to December 2016. She joined HFHS in 1998 as senior vice president and chief administrative officer, and prior to her elevation to CEO of the health system served as executive vice president and COO of HFHS and president and CEO of Henry Ford Hospital. She currently serves as a director of Walgreens Boots Alliance, where she is chair of the compensation committee and a member of audit committee; a member of the board of managers of Ardent Health Services; a trustee of Kresge Foundation, where she is chair of the compensation committee and a member of audit committee; and a director of the Duke University Health System and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.