Jim Mullen

Nov 08, 2018

Jim Mullen has been elected to the board of directors of Thermo Fisher Scientific, bringing the total number of board members to 12. Previously, he was the CEO of Patheon, which Thermo Fisher acquired last year. Prior to that, he was the president and CEO of Biogen Idec. Mullen holds a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a master's degree in business from Villanova University.

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