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Frank H. Laukien (born 1960 in Stuttgart, Germany) is a German-American scientist and entrepreneur, and president and CEO of Bruker Corporation since 2008.

High-tech CEO with strong track record of building large scale profitable businesses, executing major business turn-arounds and launching new businesses. Twenty-five years successive P&L leadership at technology companies, driving accelerated growth organically and through M&A. Broad experience in defining product portfolios and go-to-market strategies to consumers and businesses through B2C and B2B channels. Global experience in US, Asia, Europe and Latin America: fluent in English, German and Spanish. Decisive change agent and leader with passion for developing and leading high-performance teams, establishing strong customer knowledge and loyalty, expanding market share and reducing operating costs. * Executed major business transformation at Printronix to maximize business success, while laying foundation to expand the business into new industrial document solutions for factory and supply chain applications. • Strengthened Logitech’s worldwide channel franchise and transformed sales & marketing into a consumer centric organization leading to record market share positions. Defined differentiated S&M strategy for emerging markets (China, Brazil, India and Russia) enabling 35% CAGR and laying the foundation for $1B annual revenue by CY’14. • Led wide scale corporate turn-around of Iomega. Rebuilt business strategy, product portfolio, channel and supply chain strategy returning the company to sustainable profitability & growth. Created $200M of annual sales with new innovative storage solutions. • Doubled business at Proxima enabling two profitable acquisitions. Drove post-merger integration to turn InFocus into $900M business and created an innovative home entertainment business. • Successful 12 year tenure at HP; as Global Marketing Manager, defined and launched All-in-One Product Lines, HP’s most profitable printing business. Grew HP LaserJet in Europe and created HP’s first consolidated printer supplies business to multi-billion business.

Prior to his appointment in June 2018, Simon was Group Chief Executive of BBA Aviation plc for 10 years, a FTSE 150 listed, US-based group that employs some 14,000 people at over 200 locations around the world. Simon led the migration and growth of BBA Aviation from a financial conglomerate to the world's leading aviation support and aftermarket services company.Simon is currently a Non-Executive Director of Electrocomponents plc, is Chairman of its Remuneration Committee and is a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees. He was appointed to the Board in September 2016.Simon is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment. Simon qualified as a Chartered Accountant in the UK before working at the global investment banking firms of Lazards and JP Morgan, in London and New York, and at the international automotive and engineering group GKN plc in the UK and Germany in a range of international corporate finance, finance and general management roles. Simon has also chaired or been on the Board of numerous trade bodies including the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, and was an Associate Director of Alvis plc prior to its acquisition by BAe in 2004. Simon is a member of the Council of the University of Reading, Chairman of its Investment Committee and a member of its Strategy and Finance Committee.