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Waters Corp.
34 Maple Street
Milford, MA 01757
United States - Map
Phone: 508-478-2000
Fax: 508-872-1990
Web Site: http://www.waters.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 500
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Technology
Industry:Scientific & Technical Instruments
Full Time Employees:5,033

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Waters Corporation operates as an analytical instrument manufacturer primarily in the United States, Europe, Japan, and Asia. The company designs, manufactures, sells, and services high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), ultra performance liquid chromatography (UPLC), and mass spectrometry (MS) instrument systems and support products, including chromatography columns, other consumable products, and post-warranty service plans. It also designs, manufactures, sells, and services thermal analysis, rheometry, and calorimetry instruments, which are used in predicting the suitability of polymers and viscous liquids for various industrial, consumer goods, and health care products. In addition, the company develops and supplies software based products that interface with the company’s instruments, as well as other manufacturers’ instruments. Further, its LC and MS are used in a range of industries to detect, identify, monitor, and measure the chemical, physical, and biological composition of materials, as well as to purify various compounds, which are used in drug discovery and development, including clinical trial testing, the analysis of proteins in disease processes, food safety analysis, and environmental testing. The company offers its products to multi-national pharmaceutical companies, generic drug manufacturers, contract research organizations, biotechnology companies, chemical manufacturers, polymer manufacturers, food and beverage companies, environmental testing laboratories, universities, and government agencies. It has a collaborative research agreement with the University of Warwick, Coventry, and Warwickshire, England to support the growth, development, and adoption of novel mass spectrometry (MS) technologies. Waters Corporation was founded in 1958 and is based in Milford, Massachusetts.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Waters Corp.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Dec-09 is better than 78.6% of S&P 500 companies and 99.3% of Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Douglas A. Berthiaume , 59
    Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Pres
    $ 2.21M $ 4.42M
    Mr. John A. Ornell , 51
    Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and VP of Fin. & Admin.
    $ 810.00K $ 0
    Mr. Arthur G. Caputo , 57
    Exec. VP and Pres of the Waters Division
    $ 1.26M $ 0
    Mr. Mark T. Beaudouin , 54
    VP, Sec. and Gen. Counsel
    $ 810.00K $ 0
    Ms. Elizabeth B. Rae , 51
    VP of HR
    $ 387.00K $ 309.00K
    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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