Jonathan Pratt
to Step Down to Pursue an External Opportunity
Christos Ross Named Interim Senior Vice
President of the Waters Division
MILFORD,
Mass., Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Waters
Corporation (NYSE:WAT) today announced that Jonathan ("Jon") Pratt
has decided to step down from his role as Senior Vice President of
the Waters Division, to pursue an external opportunity. He will
remain with Waters until October 27,
2023 to ensure a smooth transition.
Christos ("Chris") Ross, Senior Vice President of Global
Operations, will serve as Interim Senior Vice President of the
Waters Division effective immediately, until a permanent successor
is named. Mr. Ross will continue as Senior Vice President of Global
Operations and will maintain his existing responsibilities with the
support of the Global Operations leadership team and the Executive
Committee. As part of its normal process the Company has initiated
a search to identify a permanent successor and will evaluate
internal and external candidates.
"I want to thank Jon for his contributions to Waters during an
important period at the Company. He enhanced our commercial
capabilities, built a strong leadership team and was a valued
member of the Executive Committee," said Dr. Udit Batra, President and CEO, Waters
Corporation. "We want to congratulate Jon as he pursues this next
step in his career."
"We are fortunate to have a deep and talented team at Waters and
with Chris stepping into this role on an interim basis, we are
confident this will be a seamless transition," Dr. Batra continued.
"Since his appointment in 2022, Chris has been a valuable leader at
Waters overseeing the global operations team, where he has worked
closely with leaders in the Waters Division. We look forward to
benefiting from his contributions in an expanded role as we
continue to execute on our strategy."
Mr. Ross joined Waters in 2022, serving as the Senior Vice
President of Global Operations. He is responsible for leading the
Company's worldwide capabilities in manufacturing, supply chain
& distribution, operational excellence, real estate/facilities,
health & safety, procurement, and quality. Prior to joining
Waters, he spent 14 years at MilliporeSigma, the Life Science
business of Merck KGaA, where he served as Interim Sector Head of
Life Science and Head of Integrated Supply Chain Operations. Mr.
Ross received an MBA from the University of
Washington and a Bachelor of Science in electrical
engineering from Worcester Polytechnic
Institute.
About Waters Corporation (www.waters.com)
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT), a global leader in analytical
instruments and software, has pioneered chromatography, mass
spectrometry, and thermal analysis innovations serving the life,
materials, and food sciences for over 60 years. With approximately
8,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35
countries, including 14 manufacturing facilities, and with products
available in more than 100 countries.
Cautionary Statement
This release contains "forward-looking" statements regarding
future results and events, including statements regarding
leadership transitions. For this purpose, any statements that are
not statements of historical fact may be deemed forward-looking
statements. Without limiting the foregoing, the words "will,"
"feels", "believes", "anticipates", "plans", "expects", "intends",
"suggests", "appears", "estimates", "projects" and similar
expressions, whether in the negative or affirmative, are intended
to identify forward-looking statements. Actual future results and
events may differ significantly from the results and events
discussed in the forward-looking statements within this release for
a variety of reasons, including the factors that are discussed in
the sections entitled "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk
Factors" of the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2022 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), as updated by the
Company's subsequent filings with the SEC. The forward-looking
statements included in this release represent the Company's
estimates or views as of the date of this release and should not be
relied upon as representing the Company's estimates or views as of
any date subsequent to the date of this release. Except as required
by law, the Company does not assume any obligation to update any
forward-looking statements.
Contacts
Kevin
Kempskie, Senior Director Public Relations
Waters Corporation
pr@waters.com
Caspar Tudor, Head of Investor
Relations
Waters Corporation
investor_relations@waters.com
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