Agilent Technologies Appoints Michael Buckner as Chief Legal Officer

By Chris Stiles • Monday, May 04 11:52 • Permanent Link

Agilent Technologies named Michael Buckner as chief legal officer, effective May 4, 2026.

Buckner arrives from Danaher, where he was vice president, deputy general counsel and chief M&A counsel. In that role, he led legal strategy across mergers and acquisitions, antitrust, intellectual property transactions and debt securities, and oversaw a global team. His work included the acquisition of Abcam and the Veralto spin-off.

Before Danaher, Buckner spent 16 years at General Electric, most recently as vice president and chief counsel for mergers and acquisitions, serving as GE’s lead global M&A lawyer. Earlier in his career, he held legal roles at Capital One Financial and in private practice.

Agilent said it generated $6.95 billion in revenue in fiscal 2025 and employs about 18,000 people worldwide. Following these announcements, the company's shares moved 0.99%, and are now trading at a price of $115.55. For more information, read the company's full 8-K submission here.

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