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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. | 