Committees:
- Nomination and Governance (Chair)
- Audit
Attributes and Skills Provided to the Board:
- Global business experience
- Public-company executive experience
- Financial management and accounting
- Audit
- Growth strategies and market expansion
- ESG
- Mergers & acquisitions / integrations
- Leadership and talent development
Expertise Provided to the Board:
Erica J. McLaughlin currently serves as Executive Vice President, CFO and Head of Corporate Strategy at Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT), a publicly traded manufacturer of specialty chemicals and performance materials. As a results-driven executive, Ms. McLaughlin brings extensive international business experience and expertise in financial areas and strategy and a strong background in accounting and audit. She also has significant experience in mergers, acquisitions and integrations, as well as industrial knowledge of life sciences, having served on Azenta’s Board during its transition from Brooks Automation. With proven general management and leadership experience at global organizations, she is well versed in best-practice corporate governance and sustainable growth strategies. Further, her experience both as the Inaugural Chairperson of Cabot’s Diversity and Inclusion Steering Committee and as Co-Chair of the Governance pillar at Cabot’s ESG executive management structure, give her valuable perspective on ESG, DEI and other matters top-of-mind for Azenta’s leadership..