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Karen E. Welke
Retired Group Vice President, Medical Markets Group of 3M Corporation

Ms. Welke has been a Director of Millipore since December 2002 and is currently a Member of the Governance and Public Policy Committee and Chairwoman of the Management Development and Compensation Committee.

Ms. Welke received her education at Wittenberg University and the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. In 1989 she attended the London School of Economics International Business Program, sponsored by the University of Texas.

In 1965, she joined Will Ross, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin and over the following 10 years she held various sales, marketing and product management positions. Ms. Welke joined 3M in 1976 in market development for the Surgical Products Division. In 1981 she was appointed International Director for that division, and in 1984 Ms. Welke was appointed Group Director, Healthcare, 3M Europe, Brussels, Belgium. She returned to the U.S. in 1986 as General Manager, 3M Sarns, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, and in 1989 returned to St. Paul, Minnesota as Vice President, Medical-Surgical Division. In 1991 Ms. Welke returned to Europe as Managing Director, 3M France, and in 1995 she was appointed Group Vice President, Medical Markets, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Ms. Welke has served on numerous professional and non-profit organizations, including the board of directors of several U.S. hospitals; The Board of Governors of the American Hospital of Paris; The American Chamber of Commerce in France; and the Board of Directors of the Health Industry Manufacturers Association (now AdvaMed). Now retired from 3M, Ms. Welke serves on the Board of Project HOPE, Millwood, Virginia. She is a corporate director for Pentair, Inc., St. Paul, Minnesota.

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