Allen J. Lauer

Allen J. Lauer retired as Chairman of Varian, Inc., a company specialized in scientific instruments and vacuum technologies. He also served as the CEO and President of Varian, Inc. from 1999 to 2003.[1]

Early life and education

He was born and raised in Berkeley, California, where he also attended high school before joining the Stanford University, in which he majored in electrical engineering[2], after earning a bachelor’s degree, Lauer served for nearly four years in the U.S. Navy as an officer. Upon his return home, he went to the University of California, Berkeley, where he received a Master of Business Administration (MBA).

Career

Lauer joined Varian in 1965 as an engineer for ultrahigh-vacuum products. In 1981, he became an executive for Varian's worldwide instrument business, and after 8 years was promoted to senior vice president.[3] In 1999, following Varian’s split into three companies, he was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Varian Inc.,[4][5] Lauer was named chairman of the board of directors in 2002. In 2003, Lauer announced his retirement.[6] He remained a board member until 2009.[7]

He was the chairman of Intermec from July 2007 to September 2013.[8]

He was a board member of Immunicon Corp from 2003 to 2008.

References
  1. "Garry W. Rogerson elected as new CEO". Labor Nachricht. 11 December 2003. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  2. "Allen Lauer - American Chemical Society" (PDF). acs.org. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  3. "Varian Associates Inc. has formed an office..." Los Angeles Times. Sep 22, 1989. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  4. "Varian Takes Steps to Reorganize; Firms to Trade on When-Issued Basis". Wall Street Journal. March 25, 1999. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  5. "Varian Reorganized Into Three Independent, Public Companies; Japanese Subsidiary Also Splits". Laboratory Network. April 6, 1996. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  6. "Varian names new CEO". Silicon Valley Business Journal. November 10, 2003. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  7. "Garry W. Rogerson Elected Chairman of the Board of Varian, Inc". Bio Space. February 10, 2009. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  8. "Allen J Lauer". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2020-01-18.


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