Fred became Senior Vice President and President, Customer Channels, in January 2021. In his role, he also has responsibility for our Laboratory Products business as well as our business in Europe the Middle East and Africa. He joined the company in 2005 as head of operations for the Molecular BioProducts business of Fisher Scientific International. When Fisher Scientific merged with Thermo Electron in 2006, Fred was named Vice President and General Manager of the Chromatography Consumables and Specialty Glass business.
In 2010, he became Vice President and General Manager of the Life Science Research business and in 2011 was named President, Laboratory Consumables. In 2014, Fred was named Senior Vice President and President, Laboratory Products, and in 2016 he also became Senior Operating Officer, Life Sciences Solutions. In 2017, he became President, Life Sciences Solutions and Laboratory Products.
Earlier in his career, Fred worked for Maytag Corporation and General Motors.
Fred serves on the Board of Directors for DuPont and the Board of Trustees for Boston Medical Center as well as Tennessee Technology University and its Foundation. He holds a master’s degree in manufacturing management from Kettering University (formerly General Motors Institute of Engineering and Management) and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Tennessee Technological University.