Agilent Technologies' Chris Van Ingen to Retire at End of Fiscal Year.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. -- Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) today announced that Chris CHRIS Chemical Hazards Response Information System (US DoD) CHRIS California Historical Resources Information System CHRIS Computerized Human Resources Information System CHRIS Command Human Resources Intelligence System van Ingen, president of the company's Bio-Analytical Measurement business, will retire on Oct. 31, 2007, the last day of Agilent's fiscal year. Van Ingen, 61, is a 30-year veteran of Agilent and Hewlett-Packard Company, joining HP in 1977 as a sales engineer in the Netherlands and rising through the ranks until he was appointed to his current position in May 2001. Bill Sullivan, Agilent president and chief executive officer said, "Chris has done a remarkable job of managing Bio-Analytical Measurement and growing the business. Under his leadership, this segment has doubled in size during the last five years to become a $2 billion business with an excellent Return on Invested Capital. While Chris' presence will be greatly missed, he has built an excellent leadership team and laid a solid foundation for future profitable growth in both our current as well as emerging markets. His legacy will be felt here for many years to come." "I leave Agilent with a great sense of accomplishment," said van Ingen. "The past few years have been very exciting ones for us, with ongoing success in our current markets as well as the pursuit of opportunities in new areas. I look forward to watching as the next chapter in this segment unfolds." Agilent's Bio-Analytical Measurement business is a leading provider of measurement solutions to research, testing and quality-control laboratories in the Chemical Analysis and Life Sciences markets. Already a market leader in the area of chemical analysis, recent expansion on the life sciences side includes the acquisition of Stratagene, with its strength in bio-reagents, and developments in microarrays, diagnostics (1) Software routines that test hardware components (memory, keyboard, disks, etc.). Diagnostics are often stored in ROM chips and activated on startup. (2) Error messages in a programmer's source code that refer to statements or syntax that the compiler or assembler and laboratory informatics Same as information technology and information systems. The term is more widely used in Europe. . About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 19,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $5.0 billion in fiscal 2006. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: Further technology, corporate citizenship Corporate Citizenship The extent to which businesses are socially responsible in meeting legal, ethical and economic responsibilities placed on them by shareholders. The aim it to create higher standards of living and quality of life in the community in which it operates, while and executive news is available on the Agilent news site at www.agilent.com/go/news. |
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