Education
Bachelor, Western Carolina University, 1969.
Career
Sales representative Baxter International Inc., 1970—1974, district manager, 1974—1976, export manager, Latin America, 1976—1982, vice president, AMPAC, president, Travenol-Canada, 1982—1985, president, Fenwal Division, 1985—1986, president, Scientific Products, Biomedical Division, 1986, vice president, diagnostics, 1986—1992, executive vice president, 1992—1995. Chairman, president, Chief Executive Officer Applied Biosystems Inc. (formerly Applera Corporation), Foster City, California, 1995—2008.
Board directors Ingersoll-Rand PLC, C.R. Bard Inc., since 1996.
Membership
With United States Army Reserve, 1968-1974.
