Waters Corporation announced the appointment of Richard Fearon to its board of directors, effective March 27, 2023. Mr. Fearon is the former Vice Chairman and Chief Financial and Planning Officer of Eaton Corporation. As previously disclosed, Edward Conard, a director since 1994, will retire from the Waters Board at the Company's 2023 Annual Meeting.

Following the Meeting, the Board will be comprised of nine members, three of whom have been appointed in the last year. Mr. Fearon previously served as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial and Planning Officer of Eaton Corporation. Prior to joining Eaton in 2002, Mr. Fearon served in senior corporate and strategic planning roles at several large, diversified companies, including the Transamerica Corporation, NatSteel and the Walt Disney Company.

Mr. Fearon received an A.B. in Economics from Stanford University, an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.