Eppendorf: Evan van Pelt, Peter Fruhstorfer, Wilhelm Plüster, Dirk Loebermann

Eppendorf has made a number of changes to its management. Eva van Pelt and Peter Fruhstorfer are stepping down as co-CEOs, and the Hamburg, Germany-based company has started a search for a new CEO. In the meantime, Wilhelm Plüster, Eppendorf's chief technology officer, is becoming spokesperson for the board of management on a temporary basis. The company also plans to appoint Dirk Loebermann as chief operating officer, a new position, on Oct. 15.