Rainer M. Blair, President & Chief Executive Officer at Danaher Corp.

About

Blair has served as Danaher's President and Chief Executive Officer since September 2020. Since joining Danaher in 2010 he has held a series of progressively more responsible general management positions (a Danaher officer since 2014), including Vice President - Group Executive from March 2014 to January 2017 and Executive Vice President from January 2017 to September 2020. He brings broad operating experience across diverse end-markets and geographies, deep knowledge of the Danaher Business System, and leadership experience from his service in the U.S. Army, and serves on the board of Nestle.

Roles

Danaher Corp.

President & Chief Executive Officer · Current role

2020–present

Danaher Corporation

Executive Vice President · Per the 10-K, served as Executive Vice President from January 2017 to August 2020.

January 2017 – September 2020

Danaher Corporation

Vice President – Group Executive

March 2014 – January 2017

U.S. Army

Service member · Mr. Blair's leadership experience from his service in the U.S. Army is cited as valuable to the Board.

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Danaher Corporation (Videojet)

President, Videojet North America & Europe · Per Danaher's official leadership bio.

2010 – 2011

Danaher Corporation (SCIEX)

President, SCIEX · Per Danaher's official leadership bio.

2011 – 2014

Danaher Corporation

Group Executive – Life Sciences platform · Per Danaher's official leadership bio.

2014 – 2015

Danaher Corporation

Executive Vice President – Life Sciences platform · Promoted to Executive Vice President with responsibility for the ~$5 billion Life Sciences platform.

December 2016 – 2020

MAPEI Americas

President and Chief Executive Officer · Held prior to joining Danaher, per the official bio.

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BASF Group

Roles of increasing responsibility · Spent 15 years with BASF Group in roles of increasing responsibility, having lived and worked on three continents.

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