19 HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | OCTOBER 4, 2021
What do you do
in your current
job?
I manage the
long-term vision,
strategies and
daily operations
of Eppendorf's
local division in
Enfield, while
also leading the global Technology
Division – Lab Solutions Bioprocess.
I work to ensure we improve human
living conditions by being an expert
partner offering high-quality, high-
performance products, systems and
services in laboratories worldwide.
I focus on many strategic topics
in our matrix organization, including
product portfolio and innovation
roadmaps and technologies,
manufacturing footprint expansion,
operational excellence and
organization transformation. I also
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like to be a hands-on manager and
pride myself in having a day-to-day
pulse of our operations, production
topics and teams.
What have been your biggest
professional accomplishments
over the past year?
I am particularly proud of our
company's contributions during
COVID. Eppendorf manufactures
products like pipette tips and
bioreactors, essential for COVID
tests and research. During the
pandemic, our operations ran 24/7.
In addition, we were in the midst of
$20-million facilities renovation and
expansion projects, all which have
now been completed.
In what ways are you involved in
the community?
At Asnuntuck Community
College we established customized
training programs for production
technologists and operators and
internships. We also have a long
history of supporting the Enfield Food
Shelf organization. Our HR team
and employees drive engagement
in our Thanksgiving Food Drive in
November and Toys for Tots drive in
December.
What's your guiding business
principle?
Lead and manage with integrity,
and focus on the people. People
drive successful outcomes, and so
hire passionate people with high
learning agility and then empower
them.
Kirti Patel
Eppendorf Manufacturing Corp.
President & CEO; Head of
Technology Division – Lab
Solutions Bioprocess
Size of organization: About 220
employees
Education: MBA, Wharton
Business School, University of
Pennsylvania
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