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Danaher Appoints Julie Sawyer Montgomery as CEO

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By Grace Yoon 




  Danaher appointed Julie Sawyer Montgomery chief executive and president, effective Oct. 1. 



  She will succeed Rainer Blair, who will serve as senior adviser after Sawyer Montgomery's appointment until March 31 to assist with the transition. 



  The science and technology innovator said Sawyer Montgomery has more than 25 years of experience across healthcare, commercial operations and research and development. She most recently served as Danaher's executive vice president. 



  Sawyer Montgomery has been with the company since 2017 and played a key role in transforming Danaher's Diagnostics platform into a market-leading franchise, nearly tripling its profit. 



  The company also approved new special equity incentive awards for its leadership and founders. 



  Chief Financial Officer Matthew Gugino will receive a target award of $12.5 million. Executive Vice President Christopher Riley and Senior Vice President Jose-Carlos Gutierrez-Ramos will receive target awards of $8 million and $2.63 million respectively. 





  Write to Grace Yoon at grace.yoon@wsj.com 



  (END) Dow Jones Newswires



  August 03, 2026 17:35 ET (21:35 GMT)


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