EX-24 8 0008.txt POWER OF ATTORNEY Exhibit 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Directors and Officers of Millipore Corporation (the "Corporation"), do hereby constitute and appoint C. William Zadel, Kathleen Allen and Jeffrey Rudin and each of them individually, their true and lawful attorneys and agents to execute on behalf of the Corporation the Form 10-K Annual Report of the Corporation for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, and all such amendments or additional instruments related thereto which such attorneys and agents may deem to be necessary and desirable to enable the Corporation to comply with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any regulations, orders, or other requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder in connection with the preparation and filing of said documents, including specifically, but without limitation of the foregoing, power and authority to sign the names of each of such Directors and Officers on his behalf, as such Director or Officer, as indicated below to the said Form 10-K Annual Report or documents filed or to be filed as a part of or in connection with such Form 10-K Annual Report; and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and agents shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. SIGNATURE TITLE DATE --------- ----- ---- /s/ C. William Zadel Chairman, President February 15, 2001 -------------------- C. William Zadel Chief Executive Officer and Director /s/ Daniel Bellus Director February 15, 2001 ----------------- Daniel Bellus /s/ Robert C. Bishop Director February 15, 2001 -------------------- Robert C. Bishop /s/ Robert E. Caldwell Director February 15, 2001 ---------------------- Robert E. Caldwell /s/ Maureen A. Hendricks Director February 15, 2001 ------------------------ Maureen A. Hendricks SIGNATURE TITLE DATE --------- ----- ---- /s/ Mark Hoffman Director February 15, 2001 ---------------- Mark Hoffman /s/ Richard J. Lane Director February 15, 2001 ------------------- Richard J. Lane /s/ Thomas O. Pyle Director February 15, 2001 ------------------ Thomas O. Pyle /s/ John F. Reno Director February 15, 2001 ---------------- John F. Reno