Background
Summe, Gregory Louis was born on November 25, 1956 in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, United States. Son of James Augustine and Mary Elizabeth (McQueen) Summe.
Summe, Gregory Louis was born on November 25, 1956 in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, United States. Son of James Augustine and Mary Elizabeth (McQueen) Summe.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Kentucky, 1978. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Cincinnati, 1980. Master of Business Administration with distinction, University Pennsylvania, 1983.
Managing director, vice chairman, global buyout Carlyle Group. Design engineer Mostek Corporation, Dallas, 1980—1981. Marketing specialist General Electric Plastics Europe, Netherlands, 1982.
Partner McKinsey & Company Inc., Atlanta and Hong Kong, 1983—1992. General, manager, commercial motors General Electric, 1992—1993. President automotive products group, aerospace engines, general aviation avionics Allied Signal Inc., 1993—1998.
President, chief operating officer PerkinElmer, Inc., Wellesley, Massachusetts, 1998—2007, chairman, Chief Executive Officer, 1999—2008. Senior advisory Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, 2008—2009. Board directors Biomet Sports Medicine Inc., Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Veyance Corporation, State St. Bank and Trust Company, State St. Corporation, since 2001, TRW Aeronautical Systems, 2001—2002, Automatic Data Processing Inc., since 2007, Biomet, Inc., 2008—2009.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Eta Kappa Nu.
Married Susan Louise Stevie, August 1, 1981. Children: Heather, Erin.