Chuck Kummeth - CEM Executive Board Member

Charles (Chuck) Kummeth
President and CEO, Techne Corporation, Minneapolis, MN

Chuck is the Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company, as of March, 2013. He previously served as President of Mass Spectrometry and Chromatography division of Thermo Fisher Scientific, a Delaware corporation that provides services and products within the science industry. He also served as president of the Medical Product Division of 3M, beginning in 2006. From 2004 to 2006, he served as the Managing Director of 3M for the UK and Ireland. Chuck has significant industry experience in the areas of serving science, innovative technologies, software and laboratory operations. His extensive skill set with respect to executive management of a global company with high repute in the scientific community provides the Board with industry expertise and added business insights. Chuck received his BS in electrical engineering from UND and was inducted into the CEM Alumni Academy in 2009.