Mr. Lister retired from Roche Diagnostics Corporation in December, 2004. During his tenure at Roche, he was the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Patient Care with responsibility for the U.S diabetes monitoring, insulin pump and point of care diagnostics businesses, along with the global Drugs of Abuse business unit. He was a member of Roche Diagnostics Corporation's Management Group responsible for setting policy and overseeing all U.S. diagnostic and biochemical operations along with the Global Diabetes Care Operating Committee. In 2001, he was selected as the first recipient of Roche Diagnostics Corporation's Leadership Award. In 2004, upon his retirement, the Company created the William L. Lister Award to be presented annually at the national meeting. Prior to Roche, he spent 10 years with Boehringer Mannheim Corporation where he held various general management and senior level sales and marketing positions in the Diagnostics and Biochemical Divisions. From 1973 to 1986, he worked for Eli Lilly and Company in a number of sales and marketing positions including Director of Market Research for the Pharmaceutical Division.

Mr. Lister is currently a member of the board of directors of the American Diabetes Association Research Foundation and the Indiana Health and Educational Facility Financing Authority, as well as a member of the Management Resource Board of Linden Life Science, LLC. In 2004, he received the Sagamore of the Wabash, the highest award bestowed by the Governor of Indiana.

Mr. Lister received a Bachelor of Science degree in Management and a Master of Science degree in Marketing from Indiana State University in 1966 and 1967 respectively. In 2001, he was recognized by the University's College of Business as its Outstanding Alumnus. In addition, he received Indiana State University's Distinguished Alumni Award in 2005.