Charles W. Lamanna serves as Executive Vice President, Agents and Business Apps at Microsoft Corporation, where he drives product innovation in artificial intelligence (AI)-powered business applications, low-code platforms, and autonomous agents. He oversees the design, product development, and engineering of some of Microsoft's most transformative technologies, including Business Apps and Agents and the Office 365 Services and Copilot platforms.
Since first joining Microsoft in 2009, Mr. Lamanna has served in a series of progressively more responsible positions. He led pivotal work in advancing Microsoft Copilot and earlier played a key role in developing Microsoft Azure's infrastructure, leading engineering teams behind key services that helped establish Azure as a leading cloud platform.
Mr. Lamanna was appointed to Danaher's Board of Directors on February 20, 2025, with a term expiring at Danaher's 2025 annual meeting of shareholders, and was also appointed to the Science & Technology Committee of the Board. In connection with this appointment, the Board determined that Mr. Lamanna is independent within the meaning of the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange.