Pros
Medical Field. Most of the employees were ex-Kodak and thus shared a common set of corporate values and culture. Quartly town hall meetings are a great means for keeping the entire company up to speed. The company has some significant competitors in the likes of GE, Siemans and Phillips. CSH holds a lions share of the market in dental imaging, at least in the US. It is trying to aggressively gain exposure and market share in the greater Asia region. Some excellent IT projects underway which will allow for unified message, VOIP and other IT tools for making sharing of info easy.
Cons
Privately held by a Canadian holding company ... thus company financial info was not as transparent as that found in publicly owned companies. Many good people came over from Kodak, however so did some non performers. Company is stuggling to make digital side of its business become profitable and is relying on its more traditional businesses much like Kodak did. Management seemed a bit slow in making strategic decisions during the separation from Eastman Kodak - much time was lost especially in getting the application and infrastructure moved over from Kodak. It was disappointed to see layoffs and downsizing so shortly after the separation from kodak - only 6 months.
