Michel Lagarde occupies the position of Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

He is also on the board of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Populus Financial Group, Inc., American Dental Partners, Inc. and Synarc-Biocore Topco Holdings, Inc.

He previously was Managing Director at JLL Partners, Inc., CEO & CFO-Domestic Appliances & Personal Care at Philips Electronics North America Corp., President & Chief Operating Officer of Patheon NV, Chief Financial Officer & Vice President of Philips Domestic Appliances & Personal Care North America, Chief Financial Officer at PT Philips Electronics Indonesia and Finance Controller at Philips Electronics Hong Kong Ltd.

Michel Lagarde received an undergraduate degree from the University of Antwerp, a graduate degree from the University of Amsterdam and a graduate degree from Maastricht University.