Waters Corporation announced it will evolve and expand its leadership structure. The newly formed Executive Committee includes the addition of five current executives who will assume broader responsibilities and work closely with President and CEO Christopher J. O'Connell and current executive leaders to build upon the company's track record of innovation and growth. These changes coincide with Arthur G. Caputo's transition into a non-executive advisory role, effective February 10, 2016.

Mr. Caputo, 64, who has served Waters since 1977 and as Executive Vice President and Waters Division President since 2002, has decided to retire at the end of 2016. Current members of the Executive Committee will play enhanced global functional leadership roles: Mark T. Beaudouin, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Eugene G. Cassis, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Elizabeth B. Rae, Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources. Five executives have been promoted to the Executive Committee: Michael C. Harrington, Senior Vice President, Global Markets, responsible for global marketing, sales, and customer support operations.

Terrance P. Kelly, Senior Vice President and President, TA Instruments, responsible for thermal analysis and rheology business operations. Rohit Khanna, Senior Vice President, Applied Technology, responsible for chemistry, informatics and service offerings. Ian S. King, Senior Vice President, Instrument Technology, responsible for separations and mass spectrometry instrument platforms. David A. Terricciano, Senior Vice President, Global Operations, responsible for global quality, manufacturing and supply chain operations.