Thermo Electron Corporation announced that David Champagne has been named vice president and general manager of its Informatics business, the world-leading provider of laboratory software solutions and services.
Thermo Electron Corporation announced that David Champagne has been named vice president and general manager of its Informatics business, the world-leading provider of laboratory software solutions and services. Champagne’s career includes 13 years at Lotus Development Corporation and two roles as chief executive officer for early-stage software companies. He joined Thermo in April 2003 as director of global services for Informatics and later was promoted to divisional commercial director.
Champagne succeeds Dr. Jo Webber, who recently left the company to pursue a long-held desire to return to Europe and spend time sailing the Mediterranean.
“Jo established herself as an industry leader in LIMS over the span of her career and we are thankful for her many contributions to Thermo’s industry-leading position,” said Dan Kelly, president of Thermo’s Informatics and Services division. “We wish her all the best. We asked Dave to take over leadership based on his demonstrated success at Thermo, his global management experience and his deep understanding of what it takes to be successful in enterprise software.”
On his new role, Champagne commented: “Informatics is a strategic area to Thermo, which has invested in building a market-leading software organization with an amazing product and service portfolio. Our goal is to make a quantum improvement in how customers benefit from software advances to streamline their laboratory business processes and to integrate with their instruments and robotics to create complete, robust solutions. With this change in leadership, we will continue to move forward executing our stated vision and plan.”
A graduate of the University of Massachusetts with a BS in Industrial Engineering and an MBA from Bryant University, Champagne built his career in enterprise software organizations. While at Lotus, which was acquired by IBM during Champagne’s tenure, he led a global support and service organization of over 1,200 service professionals that addressed the needs of customers in more than 80 countries. Prior to joining Thermo, he was president and CEO of ProActivity Software, an early stage venture that provides business process analysis solutions, and, earlier, president and CEO of UPSPRING Software, a development tools vendor before it was acquired by MKS.
Dr. Webber joined Thermo in September 2004 as part of the company’s acquisition of InnaPhase Corporation, a privately held software company where she had served as chief executive officer since 2002. She is credited with establishing InnaPhase’s strategic vision for vertical-oriented, commercial-off-the-shelf software solutions, in particular for the pharmaceutical industry.
About Informatics
Thermo is the worldwide leader in laboratory software and related services, providing enterprise-wide, multi-laboratory solutions that have become the corporate standard at leading organizations. Our LIMS and CDS are facilitating laboratory data in the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, petrochemical and chemical plants, food and beverage manufacturers, and other major industries. To support our global installations, Thermo provides implementation, validation, training, maintenance and support from the industry’s largest worldwide informatics services network.
About Thermo Electron Corporation
Thermo Electron Corporation is the world leader in analytical instruments. Our instrument solutions enable our customers to make the world a healthier, cleaner and safer place. Thermo’s Life and Laboratory Sciences segment provides analytical instruments, scientific equipment, services and software solutions for life science, drug discovery, clinical, environmental and industrial laboratories. Thermo’s Measurement and Control segment is dedicated to providing analytical instruments used in a variety of manufacturing processes and in-the-field applications, including those associated with safety and homeland security. Based near Boston, Massachusetts, Thermo has revenues of more than $2 billion, and employs approximately 10,000 people in 30 countries. For more information, visit www.thermo.com .
