Agilent Appoints New Executive

Agilent Technologies Inc. has appointed Gooi Soon Chai as senior vice president, order fulfillment and supply chain. In this position, Gooi now leads a new, centralized organization created to help Agilent leverage its strength in manufacturing, procurement and logistics across the company’s three business groups: life sciences, chemical analysis and electronic measurement. Gooi will report to Ron Nersesian, Agilent’s chief operating officer

“Agilent has enjoyed tremendous success from the strength of its three businesses,” Nersesian said, “and now we’re building upon that with our ability to leverage Agilent’s global purchasing power and infrastructure. This change is about creating an opportunity for the order-fulfillment leaders in each of these businesses to look for ways to further leverage work and resources that will ultimately enhance the customer experience.