Mr. Kummeth has over 35 years of leadership experience in Life Sciences most recently as President and CEO of Bio-Techne. During Mr. Kummeth’s tenure at Bio-Techne, he oversaw tremendous growth across all aspects of the business including annual revenue growth from $300M to over $1.1B, growth in the employee base from 800 to over 3,000, and the successful execution of 19 acquisitions, all while maintaining a 35% or better EBITDA level. Under Mr. Kummeth’s leadership, Bio-Techne’s market capitalization grew from $2.2B to a high of $21B, culminating in an invitation for the company to join the S&P 500.
Prior to Bio-Techne, Mr. Kummeth served as President of Mass Spectrometry and Chromatography and President of the Laboratory Consumables Division at Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Prior to joining Thermo Fisher, Mr. Kummeth served in various roles during his 24-year career at 3M Corporation, culminating as the Vice President of the company's Medical Division.
Mr. Kummeth received a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of North Dakota, and a MS in Computer Science from the University of St. Thomas and an MBS from the Carlson School of Business at the University of Minnesota. Mr. Kummeth also serves on the boards of Gentherm, a thermal management technology company, PerkinElmer, a life sciences company, and Orthofix, a global spine and orthopedics company.
