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News Release from: Perkin Elmer LAS (UK)
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 06 March 2007
Begley named vice president and general
manager
PerkinElmer announces that Richard Begley has joined the company as vice president and general manager of its analytical sciences business
In this position, Richard Begley will develop and lead the growth strategy globally for the organisation's entire portfolio of analytical instrumentation which includes chromatography, atomic and molecular spectroscopy, thermal analysis and laboratory information management systems (Lims) Begley joins PerkinElmer from Ensemble Discovery, an innovator in DNA programmed chemistry used in drug discovery, where he held the positions of president and chief executive officer
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 19 Apr 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Prior to this, he served as CEO and president of 454 Life Sciences, a developer of instruments, consumables, software and services for rapidly sequencing the human genome.
Begley held senior management positions with Agilent/Hewlett-Packard, including director of manufacturing, general manager of its chemical solutions and mass spectrometry units, and head of worldwide R+D for the chemical analysis group.
In addition, he has served with Schlumberger and Los Alamos National Laboratories.
"Dick has both deep scientific and business expertise in the life and analytical sciences industry as well as a proven track record of creating innovative new product offerings that anticipate and respond to customer needs," said Robert Friel, president, PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences.
"He will spearhead our analytical solutions to help scientists advance the pace and precision of their research and testing".
"I am excited to take on this leadership role for PerkinElmer and look forward to further growing our leading position in analytical sciences through a continued focus on innovation and comprehensive support of our customers," said Begley.
Begley holds a PhD in applied physics, a master's degree in applied physics and an executive MBA, all from Stanford University.
He also holds a bachelor's degree in physics from Fordham University.
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