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Market Cap:$1.2B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$377.5M
  • Public
  • US
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Dionex is a leading developer and manufacturer of laboratory and process analytical systems and related products used to isolate, identify, and quantify the components of complex chemical mixtures. Dionex products are used extensively in environmental analysis, and by the pharmaceutical, life sciences, biotechnology, chemical, petrochemical, power generation, food and beverage, and electronics industries. These products are used to meet analytical needs ranging from basic research to in-process quality control. Dionex customers include many of the largest industrial companies worldwide, as well as government agencies, research institutions, and universities. The Dionex product line offers a broad range of analytical technologies to meet the needs of a growing number of customers. In the area of liquid chromatography, these technologies include ion chromatography (IC), classical high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), HPLC using polymeric flowpaths and capillary and nano HPLC. In the area of sample preparation, these technologies include Accelerated Solvent Extraction (ASE ). Dionex chromatography workstations provide reliable start-to-finish automation and multiple instrument control. An extensive and evolving line of columns, accessories, and other consumable products offers customers a range of choices to fill their needs. Dionex is best known for pioneering IC, a powerful technique that separates ions, or charged molecules. ...

Chief Executive Officer
Blaine Bowman
Number of Employees 1,351
Contact Information

1228 Titan Way

Sunnyvale, California 94085-4015

dionex.com

(408) 737-0700

NAICS Code Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables: 334513

Recent Events

  • Dionex Q1 Profit Declines, Yet Tops Street View - Update

    10/29/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Dionex detects growth opportunities with ESA Life Sciences acquisition

    10/05/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Dionex will buy assets from ESA life science unit

    9/16/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Dionex to Acquire Assets of ESA Life Sciences Tools

    9/18/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

News & Analysis

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  • Dionex Corp. F2Q08 (Qtr End 12/31/07) Earnings Call

    Seeking Alpha - 2008-02-01

    Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator Instructions Our first question will come from Richard Eastman with Robert W. Baird. Please go head. Richard Eastman - Robert W. Baird Hi, just wanted to ask you a couple of questions, Lukas. On the product mix itself, against that 11% overall local...

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  • Dionex F1Q08 (Qtr End 9/30/07) Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 2007-10-31

    Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. We will go first to Jonathan Plummer with Thomas Weisel Partners. Jonathan Plummer - Thomas Weisel Partners Hi Lucas, hi Craig. Craig McCollam Hi Jonathan. Jonathan Plummer - Thomas Weisel Partners Hi. Lucas I was wondering if you could start off by just...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Blaine Bowman Chief Executive Officer
Frank Witney President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Lukas Braunschweiler President & CEO
Christopher Pohl Senior Vice President, Research & Development, and Chief Science Officer
Craig A. McCollam Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Kevin Chance Chief Operating Officer
Bruce Barton Senior Vice President
Peter Jochum Senior Vice President, Life Sciences Business Unit
Brent J. Middleton Vice President
David Bow Vice President
David Fairbanks Vice President
Der-Min Fan Vice President, Software Engineering
Dietrich Hauffe Vice President
Jeffrey Thompson Vice President
John Plohetski Vice President, Chemical Analysis Business Unit
Rene Trost Vice President
David L. Anderson Managing Director of Sutter Hill Ventures, Director
Doug Later Director, Marketing
Riccardo Pigliucci Managing Partner of Aldwych Associates, Llp, Lead Director
Ruthann Kiser Director, Marketing
Michael Doyle Senior Product Manager, Process Instrumentation
Wes Rawlins Manager, Marketing & Communications
Christopher A. Westover Secretary

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Roderick C. McGeary Chairman of The Board of Bearingpoint, Inc., Director
A. Blaine Bowman Board of Directors
B.J. Moore Board of Directors
Michael W. Pope Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Dionex Corporation Chief Executive Officer Current
Bio-IT World, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Dionex Corporation Board of Directors Current
Illumina, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Nanotechnology.Com Board of Directors Current
Dionex Corporation President Former
McKinsey & Company, Inc. Management Consultant Former
Dionex Corporation Chairman Former

Organization Position Status
Dionex Corporation President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Current
Dionex Corporation Board of Directors Current

Dr. Braunschweiler has served as President and Chief Executive Officer and director since joining the Company in August 2002. Prior to that time, Dr. Braunschweiler was employed by Mettler-Toledo, a supplier of precision instruments, where he served most recently as Group Vice-President and Head of the Laboratory and Packaging Division. Prior to that, he served in a variety of management positions at Mettler-Toledo.

Organization Position Status
Dionex Corporation President & CEO Current
Dionex (Europe) Management AG President Current
Dionex Corporation Board of Directors Current
Mettler-Toledo, Inc. Former

Mr. Pohl has served as Senior Vice President, Research and Development and Chief Science Officer since August 1, 2008. Previously and since May 2004, Mr. Pohl served as Vice President of Research and Development and Chief Technology Officer. Prior to that and since June 2001, he served as Vice President of Research and Development. From March 2000 to June 2001, Mr. Pohl served as Vice President, Research and Development of Ciphergen Biosystems, Inc., a provider of enabling tools for proteomics. From 1979 to 2000, he served as our Vice President of Consumables and in various other capacities at the Company.

Organization Position Status
Dionex Corporation Senior Vice President, Research & Development, and Chief Science Officer Current

Organization Position Status
Dionex Corporation Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) Current
Dionex Corporation Board of Directors Current
Dionex Corporation CFO & Vice President Current

Mr. Chance has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since August 1 Previously and since December 2006, Mr. Chance served as Executive Vice President of the Company. He was the Vice President of our Chemical Analysis Business Unit (CABU) from April 2003 to December 2006. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Chance served as Chief Executive Officer of Aptus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., abiotech company. From 1989 through 2000, he served as a business unit general manager and in various other positions at Siemens Industrial Automation, an automation technology provider.

Organization Position Status
Dionex Corporation Chief Operating Officer Current
Dionex Corporation Executive Vice President Former

Mr. Barton has served as Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Service since August 1, 2008. Previously and since September 2007, Mr. Barton served as Vice President of Sales and Service International. From October 2003 to September 2007, he served as Vice President Sales and Service Asia/Pacific. Since joining us in 1987, he has served in numerous positions in the Sales, Accounting and Finance departments.

Organization Position Status
Dionex Corporation Senior Vice President Current
Dionex Corporation Vice President Current

Dr. Jochum has served as Senior Vice President, Life Sciences Business Unit since August I, 2008. Previously and since October 2000, Dr. Jochum served as Vice President of our Life Sciences Business Unit (LSBU). Prior to that and since joining us in October 1998, he served as Managing Director of our subsidiary, Dionex Softron. Prior to joining us, he served as Managing Director of Softron GmbH, which we acquired in 1998.

Organization Position Status
Dionex Corporation Senior Vice President, Life Sciences Business Unit Current
Dionex Corporation Vice President Former

Organization Position Status
Dionex Corporation Vice President Current

Mr. Bow has served as Vice President of North American Sales and Service since joining us in September 2003. Prior to that, he founded and served as President of Genesis Chemicals, Buffers & Biochemicals Corp, GW Incorporated and GenChem GmbH

Organization Position Status
Dionex Corporation Vice President Current

Mr. Fairbanks has served as Vice President of Information Technology since May 2007. Prior to joining Dionex and since June 2005, he served as Chief Information Officer of Silicon Graphics, Inc., a leading provider of products,services, and solutions for use in high-performance computing and data management. Prior to that, from 1993 to 2005, Mr. Fairbanks served in various senior director roles in Information Technology at Silicon Graphics, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Dionex Corporation Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Dionex Corporation Vice President, Software Engineering Current

Dr. Hauffe has served as Vice President of Corporate Marketing and Business Development since 2006. Between 2000 and 2006, Dr. Hauffe served as General Manager of Dionex GmbH, our subsidiary in Idstein. my. From 1993 to 1997. Dr. Hauffe served as our Product Manager Life Sciences in Europe.

Organization Position Status
Dionex Corporation Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Dionex Corporation Vice President Current

Mr. Plohetski has served as Vice President of our Chemical Analysis Business Unit since December 2006. From March 2003 to November 2006, he served as our Director of Manufacturing. Prior to joining us in 2003, Mr. Plohetski served as Vice President of Engineering at Carl Zeiss, Inc. from 1982 to 2002.

Organization Position Status
Dionex Corporation Vice President, Chemical Analysis Business Unit Current

Organization Position Status
Dionex Corporation Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Vspring CFO Current
Dionex Corporation Managing Director of Sutter Hill Ventures, Director Current
Sutter Hill Ventures managing director Current
Famous Dave's of America, Inc. Founder Current
Famous Dave's Barbeque Ribs and Sauces Founder & Head Cook Current
Famous Dave's Lifeskills for Success Member of the Chippewa and Choctaw Tribes Current
Content House Current
Prosperous America Board of Directors Current
Famous Dave's Lifeskills for Success Board of Directors Current
Brierley & Partners Board of Directors Current
Famous Dave's Barbeque Ribs and Sauces Board of Directors Current
Dionex Corporation Board of Directors Current
BroadVision, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Molecular Devices Corporation Board member Current
Famous Dave's of America, Inc. Member of the Chippewa and Choctaw Tribes Current
Western Association of Venture Capitalists President Former
Grand Casinos Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Grand Casinos Inc. Co-Founder Former
Vspring limited partner reporting Former
U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary Former
Famous Dave's Barbeque Ribs and Sauces Member of the Chippewa and Choctaw Tribes Former
Vspring financial management Former
LSI Corporation start, up funding Former
WJ Communications Incorporated Solid State Division Former
Linear Technology Corp. start, up funding Former
Entrepreneurs Foundation founding member Former
Quantum Corporation start, up funding Former
Mentor Graphics Corporation start, up funding Former
San Francisco Ballet Trustee Former
Famous Dave's of America, Inc. Chairman Former
E-Rewards, Inc. Board member Former
Western Association of Venture Capitalists Director Former
Harvard Business School Alumni Association Director Former
Hybritech Board member Former
Sutter Hill Ventures Director Former
Harvard University Master's Degree Former
Harvard Business School MBA Former
Utah State University BS in Accounting Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology B.S. in electrical engineering Former
Harvard University Degrees Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduated in electrical engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Dionex Corporation Director, Marketing Current
Dionex Corporation Director, Marketing Former

Riccardo Pigliucci has been working with Capsant on its commercialisation strategy since November 2007. Mr. Pigliucci has served as managing partner of Aldwych Associates LLP, a management and technology consulting partnership. From May 1999 to November 2005, Mr. Pigliucci served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Discovery Partners International, a drug discovery services company. From February 1996 to April 1998, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Life Sciences International PLC, a global supplier of scientific equipment and consumables. Prior to that, Mr. Pigliucci served in a number of capacities at The Perkin Elmer Corporation, now Applera Corporation, a global life sciences company, most recently as President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Pigliucci currently serves as a director of the Dionex Corporation, Biosphere Medical and several privately held technology companies.

Organization Position Status
Capsant Executive Chairman (Acting, CEO) Current
Dionex Corporation Managing Partner of Aldwych Associates, Llp, Lead Director Current
BioSphere Medical, Inc. Director Current
Dionex Corporation Director Current
Oxford Nanolabs Ltd Board of Directors Current
Discovery Partners International, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Discovery Partners International, Inc. Chairman Former

Organization Position Status
Dionex Corporation Director, Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Dionex Corporation Senior Product Manager, Process Instrumentation Current

Organization Position Status
Dionex Corporation Manager, Marketing & Communications Current

Organization Position Status
Dionex Corporation Secretary Current

Roderick C. McGeary, age 57, has been a member of the Board since August 1999 and Chairman of the Board since November 2004. From March 2005 until December 2007, Mr. McGeary served the Company in a full-time capacity, focusing on clients, employees and business partners. From 2004 until 2005, Mr. McGeary served as our Chief Executive Officer. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. McGeary was the Chief Executive Officer of Brience, Inc., a wireless and broadband company. Mr. McGeary is a director of Cisco Systems, Inc., a worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, and Dionex Corporation, a manufacturer and marketer of chromatography systems for chemical analysis. On December 31, 2007, Mr. McGeary retired as an employee of the Company. Mr. McGeary will continue serving as Chairman of the Board.

Organization Position Status
BearingPoint, Inc. Chairman Current
Dionex Corporation Chairman of The Board of Bearingpoint, Inc., Director Current
Brience, Inc. chairman Current
Purisma, Inc. Board of Directors Current
BroadVision, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cisco Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Dionex Corporation Board of Directors Current
National Semiconductor Corporation Board of Directors Current
BearingPoint, Inc. CEO Former
Brience, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
BearingPoint, Inc. co-president Former
Brience, Inc. Co-Founder Former
KPMG International consulting partner Former
Kmpg,Inc. Former
Evident Software, Inc. Director Former
Cisco Systems, Inc. Director Former

Mr. Bowman was most recently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Dionex Corporation (NASDAQ: DNEX), a leading developer and manufacturer of laboratory and process analytical systems and related products. Mr. Bowman joined the company in 1977. Under his leadership, Dionex grew from $1 million in sales to over $180 million and is widely respected for its innovative products and solid growth. Earlier, he was a management consultant with McKinsey and Company and a product engineer at Motorola Semiconductor Products Division. Mr. Bowman holds a B.S. Degree in Physics from Brigham Young University and a MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Additionally, Mr. Bowman has served on the Board of Directors of Molecular Devices Corporation since 1992.

Organization Position Status
Cell Biosciences, Inc Lead Director Current
Molecular Devices Corporation Chairman of the Board, Dionex Corp. Current
Arcturus Bioscience, Inc Chairman of the Board, Dionex Corp. Current
Dionex Corporation Board of Directors Current
Illumina, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Io Informatics, Inc Director Current
Cell Biosciences, Inc Board of Directors Current
Dionex Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
Dionex Corporation President Former
McKinsey & Company, Inc. Management Consultant Former
Dionex Corporation Chairman Former
Molecular Devices Corporation Director Former
Arcturus Bioscience, Inc Director Former
Stanford University M.B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Dionex Corporation Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
MarketTools, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
MarketTools, Inc. Executive Vice President of Operations Current
Dionex Corporation Board of Directors Current
Convertys Learning Solutions Board of Directors Current
Convertys Learning Solutions Chief Executive Officer Former
Convertys Learning Solutions President Former
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     DNEX $70.15 -0.18 (-0.26% )
Average Volume 84,326
Shares Outstanding 17.72M
Market Cap 1.2B
Year High 71.58
Year Low 39.92
Earnings Per Share 2.97
P/E Ratio 23.62
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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