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Leadership Transition

DANAHER CORP /DE/ · 2026-08-24 · Importance 37 · Surprise 42

President and CEO Rainer Blair is scheduled to be succeeded by Julie Sawyer Montgomery on October 1, 2026. Blair sold 58,255 shares held indirectly through a trust on August 21, 2026, for approximately $12.7 million. The trust’s holdings were reduced to zero after the transactions, while Blair retained 37,988 directly held shares.

Key facts

• Julie Sawyer Montgomery is set to succeed Blair as President and CEO on October 1, 2026. source
• Danaher President & CEO Blair Rainer sold 58,255 shares of common stock through a trust on August 21, 2026 for a total value of approximately $12.74 million. source
• Danaher President and CEO Rainer sold 58,255 shares of company stock for approximately $12.7 million on August 21, 2026 held indirectly by a trust. source
• The open-market sales of the 58,255 shares were at weighted average prices ranging from $217.21 to $219.945 per share and were not affirmed as being made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. source
• The 58,255 shares sold by CEO Rainer on August 21, 2026 were executed in three tranches at weighted average prices ranging from $217.7711 to $219.3492. source
• After the trust sales, the trust's holdings were reduced to zero and Blair retained 37,988 directly held shares. source