FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced the appointment of Rainer Blair as the new president of AB SCIEX. Mr. Blair comes to AB SCIEX most recently from Videojet, where he served as its president for North America & Europe. He will be based in the company’s Framingham, Massachusetts facility.
Mr. Blair brings extensive experience in senior leadership positions to his new role at AB SCIEX. He was formerly president and CEO for MAPEI Americas, a $2.3 billion global, diversified construction chemical corporation. He had full P&L and balance sheet authority over four business units with annual revenue of $420 million, 1250 employees, 15 manufacturing sites, including sales/marketing, manufacturing/operations and R&D in NAFTA and South America. Before MAPEI, he spent over 15 years with BASF Group on three continents, in progressively larger roles including marketing manager, business manager, CEO of BASF Argentina, and group vice president, Global Automotive Coatings and Coatings NAFTA.
“As AB SCIEX celebrates its one-year anniversary as a unified company, I am pleased to introduce Rainer Blair as the new president to take the company forward,” said Tom Joyce, who has led AB SCIEX on an interim basis through its first year as an integrated company. “AB SCIEX is well-positioned to extend its leadership in the mass spectrometry market, and I am confident that under Rainer’s leadership the company will continue to serve its customers in a variety of scientific fields with innovative solutions and services.”
Rainer Blair, President of AB SCIEX, said, “I am excited to join AB SCIEX, which has such a strong history of innovation and market leadership. It's highly motivating to be part of an organization that is focused on improving life for people through world-class science and technology. One of my first priorities will be to meet with and listen to customers across the globe to better understand how we can help them achieve their business and scientific goals. As importantly, I look forward to visiting with AB SCIEX associates in all of our regions to discuss our shared quest of pushing the limits of science.”
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