Douglas Berthiaume, Christopher O'Connell
Douglas Berthiaume is retiring as chairman of Waters' board, effective Dec. 31, 2017. Waters President and CEO Christopher O'Connell was elected the firm's new chairman. Berthiaume became president and CEO of Waters in 1994, when it split from Millipore, and he retired as the company's CEO in 2015. He took over as chairman of the firm in 1996.