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About Richard
Commercial experience earned inside real businesses.
Nearly three decades in scientific, technical and international businesses.

From specialist knowledge to wider commercial leadership.
Richard began in chromatography and separation science, then moved into senior commercial and general-management leadership. He has built businesses, led teams and managed international growth.
He understands both the technical language of scientific businesses and the people, priorities, financial performance and execution behind ambitious plans.
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Real industry experience
Nearly three decades inside separation science, scientific consumables and international commercial leadership.
Career at a glance
Scientific grounding. General-management perspective.
- Nearly 30 years
- Building and scaling scientific and international businesses.
- Danaher
- General Manager experience in a global operating-company environment.
- Managing Director
- Responsibility for a UK company, its people and performance.
- Lean & continuous improvement
- Practical application to simplify processes and strengthen execution.
- BSc (Hons) Applied Biology — specialising in Biotechnology
- Scientific grounding behind decades of life-science market experience.
Experience is most useful when it saves somebody else time.
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* Independence acknowledgementSolomon’s Business Systems is an independent consultancy and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Danaher Corporation. References to Danaher relate solely to Richard Solomon’s previous employment and professional experience.