Danaher Corporation

Danaher Corporation
Company typePublic
IndustryConglomerate
Founded
  • 1969; 55 years ago (1969) (as DMG)
  • 1984; 40 years ago (1984) (as Danaher)
Founders
HeadquartersWashington, D.C., U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Steven Rales (chairman of the board)
Mitchell Rales (chairman of the executive committee)
Rainer Blair (president and CEO)
RevenueDecrease US$23.9 billion (2023)
Decrease US$5.20 billion (2023)
Decrease US$4.76 billion (2023)
Total assetsIncrease US$84.5 billion (2023)
Total equityIncrease US$53.5 billion (2023)
Number of employees
c. 63,000 (2023)
DivisionsList of divisions
Websitedanaher.com
Footnotes / references
[1]
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Danaher Corporation is an American global conglomerate founded in 1984 by brothers Steven and Mitchell Rales. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the company designs, manufactures, and markets medical, industrial, and commercial products and services.[1][2][3] Danaher was among the first companies in North America to adopt Kaizen principles, a Japanese lean manufacturing philosophy of continuous improvement and efficiency.[4][5] The company held $78.5 billion in assets as of 2024.

  1. ^ a b "Danaher Corporation 2023 Form 10-K Annual Report". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Drummond, Bob (2 April 2004). Takeover Wizards, New Zealand Herald
  3. ^ Valdez, Angela (6 June 2008). A Very Private Collection, Washington City Paper
  4. ^ "Fortive and Danaher, Steven and Mitchell Rales". Fortive.
  5. ^ Fox, Justin (19 May 2015). What Makes Danaher Corp. Such a Star?, Bloomberg (discussing kaizen and privacy of company)