Biography

Mr. Friel is the former Chair, President and CEO of PerkinElmer, Inc., and a former member of PerkinElmer’s board of directors. Mr. Friel retired as Chair and CEO of PerkinElmer, Inc., a global business dedicated to serving the diagnostics, life sciences, food and applied markets in December 2019. He served in this role for more than ten years. During his 20-year career at PerkinElmer, Mr. Friel held roles of increasing responsibility that included Chief Operating Officer, President of the Life and Analytical Sciences Division and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining PerkinElmer, Mr. Friel served in several finance-focused senior management positions with AlliedSignal, Inc., now Honeywell International. Mr. Friel currently serves on the Board of Directors of Xylem, Inc. and he is a director of New York Life Insurance Company. He previously served on the Board of Directors of NuVasive, Inc. through 2023.