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Market Cap:$5.6B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.4B
  • Public
  • US
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Customer success is our mission. Since 1958 Waters has created business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations by delivering practical and sustainable scientific innovation to enable significant advancements in such areas as healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality worldwide. Bringing keen understanding and deep experience to those responsible for laboratory infrastructure and performance, Waters helps customers make profound discoveries, optimize lab operations, deliver product performance, and ensure regulatory compliance. Pioneering a connected portfolio of separation and analytical science (HLPC,UPLC ®), laboratory informatics, and mass spectrometry (MS), Waters? technology breakthroughs and laboratory solutions provide an enduring platform for customer success. Waters focuses on continual improvement to achieve the highest possible level of customer satisfaction, remain superior to the competition and be recognized by our customers as a technology and quality leader. We are committed to achieving these goals while maintaining a safe workplace for our 4,500 employees and being proactive in the preservation of the environment.

President & Chief Executive Officer
Douglas A. Berthiaume
Number of Employees 5,000
Contact Information

34 Maple Street

Milford, Massachusetts 01757

www.waters.com

(508) 478-2000

NAICS Code Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing: 334516

Recent Events

  • Upgrades & Downgrades: Don't Mess With Texas Instruments

    10/28/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Waters 3Q profit rises 6.2 percent on better demand

    10/27/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Waters announces co-marketing agreement with Tecan

    10/09/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Barclays Upgrades Waters Corp WAT to Overweight

    9/21/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Note to feds: Heed a Bright Idea

    8/13/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Waters Corp Posts Lower 2Q Profit; Shares Fall 3%

    7/29/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • STOCKS NEWS US-FTC requests more data on Merck-Schering merger

    6/22/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Douglas A. Berthiaume President & Chief Executive Officer
Aaron Wolkoff President, Canadian Operations
Terry Kelly President, TA Instruments, Inc.
John Ornell Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer
John R. Nelson Senior Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer
Arthur G. Caputo Executive Vice President and President, Waters Division
Brian K. Mazer Senior Vice President, HR
Brian K. Mazar SrVP, HR
Elizabeth B. Rae Vice President of Human Resources
Eugene G. Cassis Vice President, Investor Relations
Mark T. Beaudouin Vice President and General Counsel
Alexandre Rapsomatiotis Manager, Data Support
Carlos D'Amico Gen Manager, Argentina
Clara Ongaro Manager, Finance & Admin
Diana Luque Manager, Distr
Eduardo Diez Manager, Service
Ken Eglinton Manager, Sales
Michel Tremblay Manager, Natl Service
Lee Tarantino Accts Receivable
Nancy Mosteko Marketing Admin

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Christopher A. Kuebler Board of Directors
Edward Conard Board of Directors
JoAnn A. Reed Board of Directors
Joshua Bekenstein Board of Directors
Laurie H. Glimcher Board of Directors
Michael J. Berendt Board of Directors
Philip Caldwell Board of Directors
Thomas P Salice Board of Directors
William J. Miller Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Beh Technology Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Current
Waters Corporation President & Chief Executive Officer Current
Waters Corporation Chairman Current
Genzyme Corporation Board of Directors Current
Millipore Corporation President, Waters Chromatography Division Former
Genzyme Corporation Chairman Former

Organization Position Status
Waters Corporation President, Canadian Operations Current

Terry Kelly, 45, became President of TA Instruments-Waters LLC in February 2005. He started his career in finance & accounting at ICI in 1985. He joined DuPont in 1988, and held various sales and marketing positions with DuPont, and later TA Instruments. He joined Waters in 1996 when TA Instruments was acquired.

Organization Position Status
Waters Corporation President, TA Instruments, Inc. Current

John Ornell, 50, became Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer in June 2001. He joined Millipore in 1990 and previously served as Vice President, Operations. During his years at Waters, he has also been Vice President of Manufacturing and Engineering, had responsibility for Operations Finance and Distribution and had a senior role in the successful implementation of the Company’s worldwide business systems.

Organization Position Status
Waters Corporation Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer Current

Organization Position Status
Waters Corporation Senior Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer Current

Arthur G. Caputo, 56, became an Executive Vice President in March 2003 and has served as President of the Waters Division since January 2002. Previously, he was the Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing of the Company since August 1994. He joined Millipore in October 1977 and held a number of positions in sales. Previous roles include Senior Vice President and General Manager of Millipore’s North American Business Operations responsible for establishing the Millipore North American Sales Subsidiary and General Manager of Waters’ North American field sales, support and marketing functions.

Organization Position Status
Waters Corporation Executive Vice President and President, Waters Division Current

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Waters Corporation Senior Vice President, HR Current

Organization Position Status
Waters Corporation SrVP, HR Current

Elizabeth B. Rae, 50, became Vice President of Human Resources in October 2005 and has served as Vice President of Worldwide Compensation and Benefits since January 2002. She joined Waters Corporation in January 1996 as Director of Worldwide Compensation. Prior to joining Waters she has held senior human resources positions in retail, healthcare and financial services companies.

Organization Position Status
Waters Corporation Vice President of Human Resources Current

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Waters Corporation Vice President, Investor Relations Current

Mark T. Beaudouin, 53, became Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company in April 2003. Prior to joining Waters, he served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of PAREXEL International Corporation, a bio/pharmaceutical services company, from January 2000 to April 2003. Previously, from May 1985 to January 2000, Mr. Beaudouin served in several senior legal management positions, including Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of BC International, Inc., a development stage biotechnology company, First Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of J. Baker, Inc., a diversified retail company, and General Counsel and Secretary of GenRad, Inc., a high technology test equipment manufacturer.

Organization Position Status
Waters Corporation Vice President and General Counsel Current

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Waters Corporation Manager, Data Support Current

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Waters Corporation Gen Manager, Argentina Current

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Waters Corporation Manager, Finance & Admin Current

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Waters Corporation Manager, Distr Current

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Waters Corporation Manager, Service Current

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Waters Corporation Manager, Sales Current

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Waters Corporation Manager, Natl Service Current

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Waters Corporation Accts Receivable Current

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Waters Corporation Marketing Admin Current

Christopher A. Kuebler has served as our director since December 2001. Mr. Kuebler also currently serves on the board of directors of Waters Corporation, an analytical technologies services company. From January 1997 to December 2005, Mr. Kuebler served as Chairman of the Board of Covance Inc., a drug development services company, and from November 1994 to December 2004, served as its Chief Executive Officer. From March 1993 through November 1994, he was the Corporate Vice President, European Operations for Abbott Laboratories Inc., a diversified health care company. From January 1986 until March 1993, Mr. Kuebler served in various commercial positions for Abbott Laboratories' Pharmaceutical Division and was the Division's Vice President, Sales and Marketing prior to taking the position of Corporate Vice President, European Operations. Before that, he held positions at Squibb Inc. and Monsanto Health Care. Mr. Kuebler holds a B.S in Biological Science from Florida State University.

Organization Position Status
Nektar Therapeutics Director Current
Beh Technology Board of Directors Current
The Ocean Conservancy, Inc Board of Directors Current
Waters Corporation Board of Directors Current
Covance, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Abbott Laboratories Vice President of Sales and Marketing Former
The Division Vice President, Sales and Marketing Former
Squibb Corporation Former
Covance, Inc. Chairman Former
Florida State University B.S. In Biological Science Former

Edward Conard is a director of Innophos, Inc. Mr. Conard joined Bain Capital as a Managing Director. Previously, Mr. Conard was a Vice President at Bain & Company where he headed the firm s operations practice and managed major client relationships in the industrial manufacturing and consumer goods industries. Mr. Conard is also a director of Broder Bros., Co., Waters Corporation, and Unisource Worldwide, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Bain Capital, LLC Managing Director Current
Broder Bros., Co Chairman Current
Broder Bros., Co Director Current
Dynamic Details, Incorporated Director Current
Beh Technology Board of Directors Current
Waters Corporation Board of Directors Current
Innophos, Inc Director Current
First Technology Plc Board of Directors Current
Bain Capital, LLC Board of Directors Current
Bain & Company Vice President Former
Bain Capital, LLC Vice President Former
Broder Bros. Co. Board of Directors Former

JoAnn A. Reed, 53, has served as a Director of the Company since May 2006. She is an independent director and serves as an advisor to Medco Health Solutions, Inc. Most recently, from 2002 to March 2008, she was Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Medco Health Solutions, Inc. From 1988 to 2002, Ms. Reed served in several senior level roles at Medco Health Solutions, Inc. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of St. Mary’s College of Notre Dame and a Director of American Tower Corporation.

Organization Position Status
Waters Corporation Board of Directors Current
American Tower Corporation Board of Directors Current
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. Senior Vice President, Finance Former

Joshua Bekenstein, 49, has served as a Director of the Company since August 1994. He is a Managing Director of Bain Capital, LLC, where he has worked since its inception in 1984. Mr. Bekenstein is a Director of Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc., Toys R’Us, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc., Dollarama, Michaels Stores, Inc. and Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation.

Organization Position Status
Waters Corporation Board of Directors Current
Retailers Former

Organization Position Status
Harvard Medical School Professor of Medicine Current
Harvard School of Public Health Professor of Immunology Current
National Academy of Sciences Board of Directors Current
NDCHealth Corporation Board of Directors Current
Waters Corporation Board of Directors Current
Harvard Medical School M.D. Former
Radcliffe College B.A. degree Former
National Academy of Sciences member Former

Michael J. Berendt, Ph.D., 59, has served as a Director of the Company since March 1998. Dr. Berendt is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Aegera Therapeutics Inc., a position he assumed in March 2006. From August 2004 to December 2005, Dr. Berendt served as Managing Director of Research Corporation Technologies. From November 2000 to August 2004, Dr. Berendt served as Managing Director of AEA Investors. Dr. Berendt also worked for 18 years, from 1982 to 2000, in the pharmaceutical industry where he served in a number of senior management positions including Senior Vice President of Research for the Pharmaceutical Division of Bayer Corporation, and a Group Director of Drug Discovery at Pfizer, Inc. Dr. Berendt has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Myriad Genetics, Inc., Catalyst Biosciences and Northstar Neuroscience.

Organization Position Status
Waters Corporation Board of Directors Current
Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board Director Current
Beh Technology Board of Directors Current
Bayer Corporation, Pharmaceutical Division Vice President, Institute for Bone & Joint Disorders and Cancer Former
Research Corporation Technologies Managing Director Former
AEA Investors, Inc. Managing Director, Life Sciences Group Former
Pfizer Inc. Group Director of Drug Discovery Former
Myriad Genetics, Inc. Board Director Former

Organization Position Status
Waters Corporation Board of Directors Current
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Senior Managing Director Former

Organization Position Status
Mettler Toledo International, Inc. Co Founder Current
Sfw Capital Partners Co-Founder Current
Sfw Capital Partners Partner Current
Fordham University Trustee Current
Beh Technology Managing Member, Sfw Capital Partners, Llc Current
Agere Systems Inc. Audit Committee Chairman Current
Fordham University Board Director Current
Waters Corporation Board of Directors Current
Mettler Toledo International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Beh Technology Board of Directors Current
Sovereign Specialty Chemicals, Inc. Board Director Current
Fordham University Trustee Current
Sfw Capital Partners Managing Member Current
AEA Investors, Inc. Director, President and Chief Executive Officer and Vice-Chairman Former
Mettler Toledo International, Inc. Lead Director Former
Agere Systems Inc. Board of Directors Former
Harvard University MBA Former
Fordham University B.S. Former

Organization Position Status
Ageia, Inc. Independent Director and Consultant Current
Quadro Independent Director and Consultant Current
Purevideo Zone Independent Director and Consultant Current
Overland Storage, Inc. Advisor to Technology Companies Current
Digimarc Corporation Chair of The Compensation Committee Current
Quadro Board of Directors Current
Overland Storage, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Waters Corporation Board of Directors Current
Purevideo Zone Board of Directors Current
NVIDIA Corporation Director Current
Ask About Computers Board of Directors Current
Digimarc Corporation Board of Directors Current
ViewSonic Corporation Board of Directors Current
Iminers, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ageia, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Quantum Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
Avid Technology, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Avid Technology, Inc. President Former
Control Data Corporation Former
Avid Technology, Inc. Chairman of the Board Former
University of Minnesota J.D. Degree Former
University of Minnesota B.A. Former

Executive News

  • Waters Corporation Presentation at the Deutsche Bank 34th Annual Health Care Conference to Be Webcast Live

    Reuters - 5/14/09 - View Story

  • Waters Corporation Presentation at the Deutsche Bank 34th Annual Health Care Conference to Be...

    Forbes.com - 5/14/09 - View Story

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     WAT $59.43 +0.42 (0.71% )
Average Volume 959,975
Shares Outstanding 95.52M
Market Cap 5.7B
Year High 61.45
Year Low 30
Earnings Per Share 3.26
P/E Ratio 18.23
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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