Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> May 21, 2001
H. LAWRENCE CULP, JR., is President and Chief Executive Officer of
Danaher Corporation. Mr. Culp was formerly the Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer of Danaher. He became President and CEO in
May 2001. Mr. Culp joined Danaher in 1990 as Product Manager at Veeder-
Root, a Danaher subsidiary, and progressed to Vice President, Marketing
and Sales before being appointed President of Veeder-Root in April 1993.
In October 1995, he was appointed a Danaher Group Executive and
Corporate Officer. In addition to his Group Executive responsibilities,
Mr. Culp was President of Fluke and managed Danaher's Electronic Test
and Measurement platform. In November 1999, he was appointed an
Executive Vice President with responsibility for more than $1.3 billion
in revenue. He was appointed Chief Operating Officer in July 2000. Mr.
Culp has played a key role in the development of Danaher's
Environmental, Level and Flow business platforms, as well as the
company's e-commerce initiatives. Prior to joining Danaher, Mr. Culp was
with Accenture, previously Andersen Consulting. Mr. Culp earned his BA
from Washington College and his MBA from Harvard Business School. Profile
a profile of the company as it is now?
Mr. Culp: Danaher is a relatively young company, founded 17 years ago by
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