On August 21, 2019, the Board of Directors of PerkinElmer, Inc. elected Prahlad Singh to serve as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, effective as of December 30, 2019, which is the first day of the Company's 2020 fiscal year. In addition, on August 21, 2019, Dr. Singh was appointed to serve as a member of the Board effective immediately, and as a member of the Finance Committee of the Board, effective as of December 30, 2019. Dr. Singh currently serves the Company as President and Chief Operating Officer.

He will assume the Chief Executive Officer role from Robert F. Friel, who will retire as an officer of the Company and member of the Board as of December 29, 2019. Mr. Friel will then serve as Special Advisor to the Company until March 1, 2020. On August 21, 2019, the Board also elected Alexis P. Michas, who was first appointed to the Board in 2001 and currently serves as the Company's Lead Director, to the position of non-executive Chairman of the Board effective as of December 30, 2019.

Dr. Singh joined the Company in 2014 as President of the Company's Diagnostics business.