SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 15, 2015--
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced that Sue H. Rataj has
been elected to the company’s board of directors, effective immediately.
Rataj was chief executive of BP plc’s global petrochemicals business
before retiring in April 2011. She was also a group vice president of BP
and had held a series of senior management positions.
“We are delighted to welcome Sue to the Agilent board of directors,”
said James G. Cullen, Agilent chairman. “Her professional achievements,
executive leadership skills and industry knowledge will be extremely
valuable to the company’s growth plans. Sue’s insights into both
chemical and pharmaceutical markets are particularly relevant as Agilent
continues to expand its success in analytical laboratories to life
science solutions and diagnostics markets.”
Rataj, then based in Hong Kong, retired from BP in April 2011. In
September 2011 she joined the board of Cabot Corp., a specialty
chemicals and performance-materials manufacturer, based in Boston,
Massachusetts.
In April 2012, Rataj joined the supervisory board of Bayer AG, a
manufacturer of pharmaceuticals, plastics, specialty materials and
agricultural chemicals, based in Germany.
“I am pleased to be joining the Agilent board of directors, particularly
at this exciting time in its growth,” Rataj said. “I have known Agilent
through its excellent reputation in chemical analysis markets for many
years. The company is now leveraging its success in those markets into
new and growing life sciences and diagnostics markets. I am very much
looking forward to being a part of the strategic transition in Agilent’s
growth and success.”
Rataj graduated from the University of Illinois with a bachelor’s degree
in economics and finance. She received her MBA from the Kellogg School
of Management at Northwestern University.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A), a global leader in life sciences,
diagnostics and applied chemical markets, is the premier laboratory
partner for a better world. Agilent works with customers in more than
100 countries, providing instruments, software, services and consumables
for the entire laboratory workflow. The company generated revenues of
$4.0 billion in fiscal 2014 and employs about 12,000 people worldwide.
Agilent marks its 50th anniversary in analytical
instrumentation this year. Information about Agilent is available at www.agilent.com.
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