Peer M. Schatz is QIAGEN's Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee. He joined QIAGEN in 1993 as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Schatz was previously a partner in a private management buyout group in Switzerland and worked in finance and systems positions in Sandoz, Ltd. and Computerland AG as well as in finance, operations, management and sales positions in various start-up companies in the computer and software trading industry in Europe and the United States. Mr. Schatz graduated from the University of St. Gall, Switzerland, with a Master�s degree in Finance in 1989 and obtained an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business in 1991. Mr. Schatz is a member of the German Corporate Governance Commission. |