Danaher: Julie Sawyer Montgomery, Joakim Weidemanis

Danaher has appointed Julie Sawyer Montgomery to succeed Joakim Weidemanis as executive vice president of diagnostics, effective July 1. Weidemanis will support the transition and retire from Danaher on Sept. 30. 

Sawyer Montgomery is currently the VP and group executive of Danaher's clinical diagnostics businesses. She previously served as president of Danaher subsidiary Beckman Coulter Diagnostics and held leadership roles at Hospira Infusion Systems, Boston Scientific, and Boston Consulting Group.

Weidemanis joined Danaher in 2011 and previously oversaw the firm's product identification and water quality businesses.