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Danaher Corp. (DHR)At 10:32AM ET: 70.24  Down 0.65 (0.92%)  
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Danaher Corp.
2099 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
12th Floor
Washington, DC 20006
United States - Map
Phone: 202-828-0850
Fax: 202-828-0860
Web Site: http://www.danaher.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 500
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Conglomerates
Industry:Conglomerates
Full Time Employees:47,000

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Danaher Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets professional, medical, industrial, commercial, and consumer products, primarily in the United States, Europe, and Asia. It operates in four segments: Professional Instrumentation, Medical Technologies, Industrial Technologies, and Tools and Components. The Professional Instrumentation segment offers analytical instruments and related consumables that detect and measure chemical, physical, and microbiological parameters in drinking water, wastewater, groundwater, ocean bodies, and ultrapure water; ultraviolet disinfection systems; and chemical treatment solutions and analytical services to address corrosion, scaling, and biological growth problems in boiler, cooling water, and industrial waste water applications. This segment also provides environmental monitoring and leak detection systems; vapor recovery equipment; fuel dispensers; point-of-sale and merchandising systems; submersible turbine pumps; and remote monitoring and outsourced fuel management services. The Medical Technologies segment manufactures dental products, acute care, pathology diagnostics, and life sciences instrumentation for research and clinical medical professionals. The Industrial Technologies segment offers product identification; precision motion control equipment; aircraft and defense equipment; and sensors and controls that measure and control discrete manufacturing variables, such as temperature, position, quantity, level, flow, and time. The Tools and Components segment produces mechanics’ hand tools, including ratchets, sockets, and wrenches, as well as specialized automotive service tools for the professional and ‘do-it-yourself’ markets. The company was formerly known as Diversified Mortgage Investors, Inc. and changed its name to Danaher Corporation in 1984. Danaher Corporation was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Danaher Corp.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Feb-10 is better than 18.4% of S&P 500 companies and 68% of Capital Goods companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. H. Lawrence Culp Jr., 46
    Chief Exec. Officer, Pres, Director and Member of Exec. Committee
    $ 4.37M $ 2.27M
    Mr. Daniel L. Comas , 46
    Chief Financial Officer and Exec. VP
    $ 1.30M $ 2.92M
    Mr. James A. Lico , 44
    Exec. VP
    $ 1.23M $ 0
    Mr. Thomas P. Joyce Jr., 49
    Exec. VP
    $ 1.23M $ 0
    Mr. James H. Ditkoff , 63
    Sr. VP of Fin. & Tax
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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