-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Ax0FDVfNOTZioBVGITn4N9SciaHHp+5zrqcfpLxfXW8rhZbngjDy48Bh+OB/V13g KUpz6PAkFpvN0+6ExaY8iw== 0000950123-10-113536.txt : 20101214 0000950123-10-113536.hdr.sgml : 20101214 20101214171805 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-10-113536 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20101210 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20101214 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20101214 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000097745 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MEASURING & CONTROLLING DEVICES, NEC [3829] IRS NUMBER: 042209186 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08002 FILM NUMBER: 101251356 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 81 WYMAN ST STREET 2: PO BOX 9046 CITY: WALTHAM STATE: MA ZIP: 02451 BUSINESS PHONE: 7816221000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 81 WYMAN ST STREET 2: PO BOX 9046 CITY: WALTHAM STATE: MA ZIP: 02451 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: THERMO ELECTRON CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 b83724e8vk.htm FORM 8-K e8vk
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported):
December 10, 2010
 
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
         
Delaware   1-8002   04-2209186
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification
Number)
     
81 Wyman Street
Waltham, Massachusetts
(Address of principal executive offices)
  02451
(Zip Code)
(781) 622-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Election of Director
     On December 10, 2010, by vote of the Board of Directors of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (the “Company”), Nelson Chai was elected a director of the Company. Mr. Chai was appointed to the Company’s Audit Committee.
     Mr. Chai is executive vice president, chief administrative officer and head of strategy of CIT Group Inc., a bank holding company that provides lending, advisory and leasing services to small and middle market businesses. He joined CIT Group in 2010. Previously, he was President, Asia-Pacific for Bank of America Corporation in 2009, and executive vice president and chief financial officer of Merrill Lynch & Co. from 2007 to 2009. Prior to that Mr. Chai was executive vice president and chief financial officer of NYSE Euronext from 2006 to 2007, and chief financial officer of Archipelago Holdings, L.L.C. from 2000 to 2005.

 


 

SIGNATURE
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, on this 14th day of December, 2010.
         
  THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Seth H. Hoogasian    
    Seth H. Hoogasian   
    Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary   
 

 

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