Corporate governance
Board of Directors
Marc N. Casper Chairman, President and CEO Scott M. Sperling Lead Independent Director Nelson J. Chai Chair, Audit Committee Ruby R. Chandy Director C. Martin Harris, MD Chair, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Tyler Jacks, PhD Chair, Science and Technology Committee |
Jennifer M. Johnson Director R. Alexandra (Alex) Keith Director Karen S. Lynch Director James C. Mullen Director Debora L. Spar Chair, Strategy and Finance Committee Dion J. Weisler Chair, Compensation Committee |
Fostering success for Thermo Fisher and our stakeholders begins with robust corporate governance and oversight of our global activities. We are guided by our 4i Values and rigorous ethical standards, taking accountability in all we do to contribute to our customers’ success while maintaining the long-term health of our business.
Company oversight
Our Board of Directors is elected by our shareholders to oversee their interests in the long-term success of the company. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, which is composed entirely of independent directors, seeks to develop a Board that reflects a broad mix of viewpoints, backgrounds, skills, experiences and expertise. The committee regularly reviews the desired skills, knowledge and backgrounds that should be represented on the Board..
Throughout the year, our Board and its committees discuss operations and company strategy. In 2024, this was focused on delivering on our commitments to all stakeholders, strengthening our industry leadership and accelerating the company strategy with an emphasis on emerging technologies. Our Board meetings include regular sessions with business leaders and executives across key corporate functions. At regular meetings, the Board considers the drivers of our business execution along with key risks, challenges and opportunities and considers how they relate to the effectiveness of our company strategy. The Board also dedicates an annual session to long-term strategy focused on the company’s future needs and opportunities.
For our Corporate By-Laws, Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Corporate Governance Guidelines, Board of Directors and Board Committees and other corporate governance information, please visit our Investor Relations page.
CSR oversight and management
The Board oversees our CSR strategy and key initiatives as an integrated part of the company’s overall strategy and enterprise risk management. Certain matters related to CSR are delegated for discussion at the committee level, while other matters span multiple functional categories and areas of oversight and are discussed at the full Board level. This focus is reflected in our Corporate Governance Guidelines and committee charters, which expressly highlight the Board’s role in the oversight of CSR, including climate change-related matters.
CSR is foundational to our company strategy, and our CSR performance is driven by strong leadership that advances our commitments, priorities and cross-functional collaboration to manage impacts, risks and opportunities through our daily operations and practices.
At Thermo Fisher, we view CSR as everyone’s responsibility, and it is deeply embedded in our operating model.
Reporting hub
See our Reporting hub for more CSR content.
Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) content is available to provide further detail to our CSR Programs and the progress we make each year. You can download current and previous years reports in PDF format.