Elevation at peak: 29,035 feet above sea level
First ascent to peak: May 29, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, via the South Col route
SMITHS MEDICAL
President: Srini Seshandri
U.S. headquarters: Arden Hills
Twin Cities-area employment: 600
Parent company: Smiths Group PLC, London
Annual revenue: $35 billion
Smiths' Laboratory: Namche Bazaar, Nepal (11,154 feet)
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