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Waters8-K: Chief scientific officer change

Waters Corp appoints Tina Wu to lead its Analytical Sciences Division

What happened

A new leader, especially one with experience managing multi-billion dollar business units at DuPont, will likely reassess the division's strategy, technology, and supplier relationships within the next 90 days.

Source

SEC EDGARAug 21, 2026

Current report (Form 8-K)

Waters 8-K

Filing excerpt

On August 17, 2026, Robert L. Carpio III notified Waters Corporation (the “Company”) of his decision to resign from his position as Senior Vice President, Waters Analytical Sciences Division to pursue other opportunities.

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Signal
8-K: Chief scientific officer change

What this signalsFilings often name leadership changes, deals and spending plans.

Form
8-K
Filed
Aug 21, 2026

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Numbers

Dollar figure
$2.3B (Upper range of annual net sales for businesses previously managed by new division head Tina Wu at DuPont)

Details

CIK
1000697
Accession number
0001193125-26-360081
Timeframe
Immediate
Filing year
2026
Why it matters
R&D/lab tools vendor review
Signal category
Leadership

Topics and mentions

Regions named

  • China

Extraction

Confidence
High
Relevance
90%
Sentiment
Neutral
Detected
Aug 25, 2026
signal_type
sec-8k
signal_subtype
chiefScientificOfficerChange

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