Andrew J. Thomson
Senior Vice President and President, Regions
EMEA
THERMOFISHER SCIENTIST
Russian Federation
Biography
Andy joined Thermo Fisher Scientific in 2009 as Vice President and General Manager, North America, for the Microbiology business. He was promoted to President, Clinical Diagnostics, in October 2009, and was named Senior Vice President and President, Specialty Diagnostics, in February 2012. In October 2015, Andy became Senior Vice President and President of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Prior to joining Thermo Fisher, Andy worked for 20 years in the diagnostics industry, including nine years with Dade Behring (now Siemens Diagnostics), where he served in various marketing roles, and ultimately became Vice President of Marketing for the company’s North America region. Andy then joined Roche Diagnostics, where, during his six-year tenure, he was Senior Vice President of Global Marketing for Centralized Diagnostics in Germany and later led all commercial activities for the Professional Diagnostics group in the U.S. Andy holds an honors degree in economics from Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada.
Research Interest
Andy joined Thermo Fisher Scientific in 2009 as Vice President and General Manager, North America, for the Microbiology business. He was promoted to President, Clinical Diagnostics, in October 2009, and was named Senior Vice President and President, Specialty Diagnostics, in February 2012. In October 2015, Andy became Senior Vice President and President of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Prior to joining Thermo Fisher, Andy worked for 20 years in the diagnostics industry, including nine years with Dade Behring (now Siemens Diagnostics), where he served in various marketing roles, and ultimately became Vice President of Marketing for the company’s North America region. Andy then joined Roche Diagnostics, where, during his six-year tenure, he was Senior Vice President of Global Marketing for Centralized Diagnostics in Germany and later led all commercial activities for the Professional Diagnostics group in the U.S. Andy holds an honors degree in economics from Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada.
